Maxwell's Silver Hammer

Riff 1 :

E|-----------| 
B|-----------| 
G|-----------| 
D|-----------| 
A|--0-0-2-4--| 
E|-----------| 


Riff 2:

E|-----------------------| 
B|-----------------------| 
G|-----------------------| 
D|-----------------------| 
A|-------2-4-5h7-4-5---5-| 
E|--3-5--------------5---| 

D        D/C#           
Joan was quizzical, studied 
B7                   Em
pataphysical science in the home,
A7                             
late night all alone with a test 
        D           A
tube, oh, oh, oh, oh.
D       D/C#     B7     
Maxwell Edison, majoring in 
               Em
medicine, calls her on the phone.
A7                                
Can I take you out to the 
  D       A
pictures, Jo-o-o-oan?
     E                             
But, as she's getting ready to go, 
  A7
a knock comes from the door

(Riff 1)

D                                 
Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver 
       E7
hammer came down upon her head.
A7                           
Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver 
              Em        A7      D
hammer made sure that she was dead.

Estrabrilho: D  F#/C#  Bm   D7/A  ( 
Riff 2 )

D       D/C#          B7        
Back in school again, Maxwell 
                   Em
plays the fool again, teacher gets 
annoyed.
A7                           
Wishing to avoid an unpleasant 
  D         A
sce-e-e-ene.
D         D/C#        B7        
She tells Max to stay when the 
                   Em
class has gone away,so he waits 
behind.
A7                                 
Writing fifty times "I must not be 
D      A
so-o-o-o.
     Em                            
But, when she turns her back on the
      A7
 boy, he creeps up from behind:

(Riff 1)

D                                 
Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver 
       E7
hammer came down upon her head.
A7                           
Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver 
              Em        A7      D
hammer made sure that she was 
     A7 D
dead.

( D  E7 )

( A7  Em  A7  D  A7  D )

Estrabrilho: D  F#/C#  Bm   D7/A  
(Riff 2)

D    D/C#            B7         
P.C. thirtyone said "We've 
                 Em
caught a dirty one.", Maxwell stands
 alone.
A7                            D  
Painting testimonial pictures, 
           A
oh, oh, oh, oh.
D        D/C#     B7            
Rose and Valerie, screaming from
              Em
 the gallery, say he must go free.
A7                             
The judge does not agree. And he 
             D      A
tells them so-o-o-o.
   Em                            
But, as the words are leaving his 
       A7
lips, a noise came from behind

(Riff 1)

D                                 
Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver 
       E7
hammer came down upon her head.
A7                                  
       Em        A7  ( segurar no A7
 até terminar o "oh oh oh" )
Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver 
hammer made sure that she was dead. 
 Oh Oh Oh Ohh !

D    E7
A7   Em  A7  D  A7 D

Estrabrilho:
 D    F#/C#   Bm     D7/A    (Riff
Sil -  ver  - ham  -  er   -      
 Final)
Man
Riff Final:

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B|---------------------| 
G|---------------------| 
D|---------------------| 
A|-------2-4-5h7-4-5---| 
E|--3-5----------------|