Maxwells Silver Hammer chords

byThe Beatles
Tempo:
131.75 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

Em

B

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Maxwell's Silver Hammer (Remastered 2009) chords
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Key:
A
1231
D
1321
Em
121
B
12341112
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
Em
121
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To learn The Beatles - Maxwells Silver Hammer chords with lyrics, anchor your practice on these foundational chords: B, Em, A, D, E, A, D, B. Set your pace at 65 BPM initially and then sync with the song's BPM of 132. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: D.

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[D] Joan was [B] quizzical, studied [Em] metaphysical science in the home.
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[A] Late nights all alone with a test [D] tube.
Oh, [A] oh, oh.
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[D] Maxwell [B] Edison, majoring in medicine, [Em] calls her on the phone.
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[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.
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[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.
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[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.
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[D] .
[E] .
[A] .
[Em] [A] [D] .
[C#m] Silver [Bm] [D] hammer.
[G] [D] .
[N] .