Maxwell's Silver Hammer

Level 4C100 BPMThe Beatles
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Lyrics

(C)Joan was quizzical, (A)studied pataphysical (Dm)science in the home,

late nights all alone with a testtube,

(C)oh, oh, oh, oh.

(C)Maxwell Edison, (A)majoring in medicine, (Dm)calls her on the phone:

The "Can I take you out to the pictures,

(C)Jooooan?" (G)But (D7)as she's getting ready to go,

a (G)knock comes on the (G7)door.

(C)Bang! Bang!

Maxwell's silver hammer came (D)down upon her head.

(G)Clang! Clang!

Maxwell's silver hammer made (G7)sure that she was (C)dead.

(C)Back in school again, (A)Maxwell plays the fool again,

(Dm)teacher gets annoyed, wishing to avoid an unpleasant (C)sceeeene,

(C)she tells Max to stay (A)when the class has gone away.

(Dm)So he waits behind,

The writing fifty times, "I must not be (C)soooo."

(G)But (D7)when she turns her back on the boy,

he (G)creeps up from (G7)behind.

(C)Bang! Bang!

Maxwell's silver hammer came (D)down upon her head.

(G)Clang! Clang!

Maxwell's silver hammer made (G7)sure that she was (C)dead.

(C)(E7)Silver (Am)(C7)hammer.

Song info

Maxwell's Silver Hammer by The Beatles is a level 4 of 5 piano arrangement in the key of C at 100 BPM. This is the whole song, with the letter inside every note, and it plays in your browser for free. When a part is hard, Practice takes it one line at a time.

Level
4 of 5
Key
C
Tempo
100 BPM
Artist
The Beatles
Genre
Rock

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