The Beatles
Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Abbey Road (1969)

D        D/C♯       B7
Joan was quizzical, studied pataphysical
Em             Em7   d c♯ b
Science in the home
A7                                      D     A7  b c♯
Late nights all alone with a test-tube, o-o-o-oh

Maxwell Edison majoring in medicine
Calls her on the phone
"Can I take you out to the pictures, Jo-o-o-oan"  (fin: aa c♯e c♯(e))

      E7 (reste)                   /
  But as she's getting ready to go
    A7                       a a  b c♯
  A knock comes on the door

    D
    Bang bang, Maxwell's silver hammer
         E7
    Came down upon her head
    A7
    Clang clang, Maxwell's silver hammer
         Em7       A7      D A D\
    Made sure that she was dead

D F♯7/C♯ Bm D7/A G a b c♯ D A D  w/ orgue de l'espace

Back in school again, Maxwell plays the fool again
Teacher gets annoyed
Wishing to avoid an unpleasant sce-e-e-ene

She tells Max to stay when the class has gone away
So he waits behind
Writing 50 times "I must not be so-o-o-o"

  But when she turns her back on the boy
  He creeps up from behind

    Refrain  w/ (tu lu tu lu lu)  fin: A7 sur dead

D  E7  (tu lu tu lu lu)  A7  Em7  A7  D A D\  w/ solo

D F♯7/C♯ Bm D7/A G a b c♯ d a d a  w/ piano

P.C. 31 said, "We caught a dirty one"
Maxwell stands alone                       (fin: e --5-5\7-5-3-2--
Painting testimonial pictures, o-o-o-oh          B --5-5\7-5-3-3--)

Rose and Valerie screaming from the gallery
Say he must go free (Maxwell must go free)
The judge does not agree and he tells them so-o-o-o

  But as the words are leaving his lips
  A noise comes from behind

    Refrain  (his)  w/ (tu lu tu lu lu)  fin: A7  (oh oh oh)

D  E7  (tu lu tu lu lu)  A7  Em7  A7  D A7 D\  w/ synthé

D   F♯7/C♯ Bm  D7/A G    D A D
Sil ver    ham mer  man    ! !