Chords for Steve Martin - Maxwell's Silver Hammer

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John was quizzical, [G#m] studied pataphytical [E] science in the hole.
[A#] Late nights, [F#] all alone with a [B] tattoo. _ _ _
Maxwell [G#m] Everson, majoring in [C#m] medicine, called her on the phone.
Can I [F#] take you out to the [B] pictures?
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[C#] But as she's getting ready to [F#] go, a knock comes on the [B] door.
Bang, Maxwell's silver [C#] hammer came down on her head.
[F#] Bang, Maxwell's silver hammer made sure that [B] she was dead.
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Back in [G#m] school again, Maxwell plays the fool again.
[E] Teacher gets annoyed, [C#m] wishing [F#] to avoid an [B] unpleasant scene. _ _
She tells Max to stay when the class has gone away, [E] so they wait. _
Writing [F#] fifty times, I must [B] not be so.
[F#] _
[C#] But when she turns her back on the board, it creeps up [F#] from behind.
[B] Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver [C#] hammer came down upon her head.
[F#] Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver [C#m] hammer made sure she [F#] was dead.
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E.C. Thirty [G#]-One said, we've caught a dirty [C#m] one, Maxwell, stand alone. _
_ [F#] Painting testimonial pictures. _ _ _
[B] Rose and [G#m] Valerie, screaming from the [C#m] gallery, say he must go free.
[F#] The judge does not agree, and he tells them so. _
[C#] But as the words are leaving his lips, [F#] a noise comes from behind. _
[B] _ Maxwell's silver hammer [C#] came down upon [G#] his head.
[F#] Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer [C#m] made sure that he [G#] was dead.
[B] Maxwell's silver hammer [C#] came down upon his head.
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