D _ Joan was
B quizzical, studied
Em metaphysical _ science in the home.
_ .
_
A Late nights all alone with a test
D tube.
Oh,
A oh, oh.
_ .
_
D Maxwell
B Edison, _ majoring in medicine,
Em calls her on the phone.
_ .
_
A Can I take you out to the pictures,
D Joan.
Bm Oh, oh,
A _ oh.
E But as she's getting ready to go,
A a knock comes on the door.
B _ .
C# _
D Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer
E came down on her head.
_
A Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer
Em made sure
A that she
D was dead.
_ .
_ _ _
F# _ _
Bm _ _
Am _ .
_
G _ _ _
C# _ _ _
D _ .
_ Back in school
B again, Maxwell plays the fool
Em again.
Teacher gets annoyed, _ .
_
A wishing to avoid an unpleasant
D _ scene.
_
A _ _ _ .
_
D She tells Max
B to stay when the class has gone
Em away, so he waits behind.
_
A _ Writing fifty times, I must not
D be so.
A Oh, oh, oh.
But
E when she turns it back on the
A boy, he creeps up from behind.
A _
D _ Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer
E came down on her head.
_ .
_
A Bang, bang, _ Maxwell's silver hammer
Em made sure that she
A was dead.
_
D _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_
E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_
A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_
Em _ _
A _ _
D _ _ _ .
_ _ _
C#m _ _
Bm _ _ _ .
Am _
G _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
A _
D _
F#m PC
B-31 said we caught a dirty
Em one.
Maxwell stands alone, _ .
_
A _ painting _ _ testimonial
D pictures.
Oh,
F#m oh,
A oh.
_ .
_
D _ Rose and
B Valerie, screaming from the
Em gallery, say he must go free.
_
A The judge does not agree, and he
D tells them so.
F#m B Oh,
A oh, oh.
But
E as the words are leaving his
A lips, a noise comes from behind.
G _
D _ Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver
E hammer came down on his head.
_
A Bang, bang, _ Maxwell's silver hammer
Em made sure that he
A was dead.
_ .
_
D _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_
E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_
A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_
Em _
A _ _
D _ _ _ _ .
_ _
C#m Silver
Bm _ _
D hammer.
_
G _ _ _ _
D _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
N _ .