Chords for Maxwell's Silver Hammer (Take 12)

Tempo:
128.25 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

Em

E

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Maxwell's Silver Hammer (Take 12) chords
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[C#] Tell you what, [D] do more sort of
dum
dum ba da ba dum bum
[C#] yeah
it's just something [D] a bit more, because it sounds a bit dead when you hear it.
Yeah, do that one.
[A] Dum dum [D] dum dum da dum dum dum
[C#m] [Bm]
[A] [G] [Dm]
[D] John was [B] quizzical, studied bad
physical [Em] science in my home
[A] Late nights all alone with a text [D] you
Oh [A] oh oh
[D] Maxwell [B] Edison, pager ringing [Em] Edison
Calls her on the phone, [A] can I take you
out to the pictures, [D] John?
[A]
[E] But as she's getting ready
to go, [A] a knock comes on the door
[D] Bang bang Maxwell, sell the hammer
[E] Game down upon her head, do do do do
[A] Bang bang Maxwell, steal the hammer
[Em] Make sure [A] that she [D] was dead
Back [C#m] [Bm]
[D] [G] [D]
[F#m] 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 [Em] gone away, so he waits behind
[A] Writing fifty times, I must
not be [D] so, [A] oh oh oh
[E] But as she turns her back on the [A] boy
he wakes up from behind
[D] Bang bang Maxwell, sell the hammer
[E] Game down upon her head
[A] Bang bang Maxwell, steal the hammer
[Em] Make sure that she [A] was dead
[D] do do do do do do
do do [A] do do [E] do
do do do [A] do do do
[Em] [A] [D] dum [C#m] [Bm]
[D] [G] [D]
dum dum dum [B] dum dum
[Em]
[A] I've been taking testimonial [D] pictures, oh oh [A] oh.
[D] Valerie, [B]
[Em] Valerie Free,
[A] I agree and he tells [D] him so, oh [A] oh oh.
[E] But as he's words are leaving his lips, [A] a noise comes from the back.
[D] Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer [E] came down upon his head.
[A]
Clang, clang, Maxwell's silver [Em] hammer made sure that he [A] was dead.
[D]
[E]
[A]
[Em]
[A] [D]
[C#m] [B] [A] [G]
[D] [C]
[D] [E]
[D] How do you feel about it?
One more.
It was good, you know, it had nice bits in it.
But it would be nice to have the nice bits and the other bits.
And the bad bits.
And the bad bits, yeah.
[E] George Harrison is resting his arm.
Let it be known unto the [N] people.
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
Em
121
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
D
1321
Em
121
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To start learning The Beatles - (Take 12) Maxwells Silver Hammer chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - B, Em, A, D, E, A, D, B, A and Em in sequence. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 64 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 128 BPM. With an eye on the song's key D Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] Tell you what, [D] do more sort of_
_dum
dum ba da ba dum bum_
_ _ _ [C#] _yeah
it's just something [D] a bit more, because it sounds a bit dead when you hear it. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Yeah, do that one.
[A] Dum dum [D] dum dum da dum dum dum _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [D] John was [B] quizzical, studied bad
physical [Em] _ science in my home
_ _ [A] Late nights all alone with a text [D] you
Oh [A] oh oh
_ _ [D] _ Maxwell [B] Edison, pager ringing [Em] Edison
Calls her on the phone, _ [A] can I take you
out to the pictures, [D] _ _ John?
[A] _ _
_ _ [E] But as she's getting ready
to go, [A] a knock comes on the door
_ _ [D] Bang bang Maxwell, sell the hammer
[E] Game down upon her head, do do do do
[A] Bang bang Maxwell, steal the hammer
[Em] Make sure [A] that she [D] was dead
_ Back _ [C#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] 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 [Em] gone away, so he waits behind
_ _ [A] _ Writing fifty times, I must
not be [D] so, [A] oh oh oh
_ [E] But as she turns her back on the [A] boy
he wakes up from behind
_ [D] _ Bang bang Maxwell, sell the hammer
[E] Game down upon her head
_ [A] Bang bang Maxwell, steal the hammer
[Em] Make sure that she [A] was dead
_ [D] do do do do do do
do do [A] do do [E] do
do do do _ [A] do do do _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ dum _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ dum dum dum [B] dum dum _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] I've been taking _ testimonial [D] pictures, oh oh [A] oh. _
_ [D] _ _ Valerie, [B] _ _
[Em] Valerie _ _ _ Free, _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ I agree and he tells [D] him so, oh [A] oh oh. _
[E] But as he's words are leaving his lips, [A] a noise comes from the back. _ _ _
[D] Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer [E] came down upon his head.
_ _ [A]
Clang, clang, Maxwell's silver [Em] hammer made sure that he [A] was dead.
_ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [D] How do you feel about it?
One more.
_ It was good, you know, it had nice bits in it.
But it would be nice to have the nice bits and the other bits.
And the bad bits.
And the bad bits, yeah. _ _ _
[E] George Harrison is resting his arm.
Let it be known unto the [N] people. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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