Maxwell's Silver Hammer by Beatles


Riff 1:
-5--5-5--5--3--2-
-5--5h7--5--3--3-
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Chorus:
 D                        E7                      A               
-------5~------------------------7~-----------------------12~-
-------7~------------------------9~-----------------------14~-
-7-----7~--7----7---7/9---9--11--9~--9-----9------14--16--14~-
-7--7------7h9--7---7/9---9---9------9h11--9--12--14--16------
----9---------------9/11--------------------------------------
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                 Em7     A7          D  
-------------------3--3--3------3----2-
-14h15--14-------3h5--3--5(6)5--3h5--3-
-14h16--14--14-----------------------2-
------------14-----------------------0-
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Synth Solo:

 D  F#/C# Bm  D7/A G               D
---------------------------3-------2--3----2----
----------3---1----------------5---3--5-5--3--3-
-----3----4---2----4---7---4---5--------5-----2-
-4---4-------------5---7------------------------
-5----------------------------------------------
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Bass Riff(follows each solo):

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----------4--5--7--4--5----
-3--5--7-----------------5-

Piano Solo (triplets):
---------2-5-----------6------------7-----------8----
-------3-------------5------------7-----------7----0-
-----2-----------3-6----------4-7-----------7--------
-0-4-----------4------------------------4-7----------
-------------4--------------5------------------------
--------------------------7-----------5------------3-

(Guitar solo is same as chorus pattern)

D                   B7                   Em    	               
Joan was quizzical, studied pataphysical science in the home,	
A7                                     D           A7
late night all alone with a test tube, oh, oh, oh, oh.	
(riff 1)
D                B7                   Em    	               
Maxwell Edison, majoring in medicine, calls her on the phone.	
A7                                  D       A7
Can I take you out to the pictures, Jo-o-o-oan?	
     E7                              A7
But, as she's getting ready to go, a knock comes from the door:	
	
D                                        E7
Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer came down upon her head.	
A7                                         Em7       A7       D   A7 D
Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer made sure that she was dead.	
	
(Synth Solo)	

D                   B7                   Em    	               
Back in school again, Maxwell plays the fool again, teacher gets annoyed.	
A7                                     D           A7
Wishing to avoid an unpleasant sce-e-e-ene.	
(riff 1)
D                   B7                   Em    	               
She tells Max to stay when the class has gone away,	
A7                                     D           A7
so he waits behind. Writing fifty times "I must not be so-o-o-o.	
     E7                                     A7
But, when she turns her back on the boy, he creeps up from behind:	

(Chorus)		
(Guitar Solo)
	
D                   B7                   Em    	               
P.C. thirtyone said "We've caught a dirty one.", Maxwell stands alone.	
A7                                     D           A7
Painting testimonial pictures, oh, oh, oh, oh.	
(riff 1)
D                   B7                   Em    	               
Rose and Valerie, screaming from the gallery, say he must go free.	
A7                                     D           A7
The judge does not agree. And he tells them so-o-o-o.	
     E7                                   A7
But, as the words are leaving his lips, a noise came from behind:	
	
(Chorus)	
(Piano Solo)

D  F#/G# Bm D7/A  G    	
Sil-ver  Hammer   Man

Outro:
 D       A7          D  
-3----3--3------3----2--10-
-3h5--3--5(6)5--3h5--3--10-
---------------------2--11-
---------------------0---0-
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