Verse 1
D B7
Joan was quizzical, studied pataphysical
Em7
Science in the home
A7
Late nights all alone with a test tube
D A7
Oh, oh, oh, oh
D B7
Maxwell Edison, majoring in medicine
Em7
Calls her on the phone
A7
"Can I take you out to the pictures
D A7
Joa, oa, oa, oan?"
E7
But as she's getting ready to go
A7
A knock comes on the door
Chorus 1
D
Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
E7
Came down upon her head
A7
Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Em7 A7 D
Made sure that she was dead
Interlude 1
D F#/C# Bm D7/A
G A7/C# D
Verse 2
D
Back in school again
B7
Maxwell plays the fool again
Em7
Teacher gets annoyed
A7
Wishing to avoid an unpleasant
D A7
Sce, e, e, ene
D
She tells Max to stay
B7
when the class has gone away
Em7
So he waits behind
A7
Writing fifty times "I must not be
D A7
So, o, o, o"
E7
But when she turns her back on the boy
A7
He creeps up from behind
Chorus 2
D
Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
E7
Came down upon her head
A7
Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Em7 A7
Made sure that she was dead
Interlude 2
D E7 A7 Em7 A7 D
D F#/C# Bm D7/A
G A7/C# D
Verse 3
D B7
P. C. Thirty-one said,
"We caught a dirty one"
Em7
Maxwell stands alone
A7
Painting testimonial pictures
D A7
Oh, oh, oh, oh
D
Rose and Valerie,
B7
screaming from the gallery
Em7
Say he must go free (Maxwell must go..)
A7
The judge does not agree and he tells them
D A7
So, o, o, o
E7
But as the words are leaving his lips
A7
A noise comes from behind
Chorus 3
D
Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
E7
Came down upon his head
A7
Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Em7 A7
Made sure that he was dead
Outro 1
D E7 A7 Em7 A7 D
D F#/C# Bm D7/A G A7/C# D
Silver ham mer man
Joan was quizzical, studied pataphysical
Science in the home
Late nights all alone with a test tube
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Maxwell Edison, majoring in medicine
Calls her on the phone
Can I take you out to the pictures
Joa, oa, oa, oan?
But as she's getting ready to go
A knock comes on the door
Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Came down upon her head
Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Made sure that she was dead
Back in school again, Maxwell plays the fool again
Teacher gets annoyed
Wishing to avoid an unpleasant
Sce, e, e, ene
She tells Max to stay when the class has gone away
So he waits behind
Writing fifty times: I must not be
So-o-o
But when she turns her back on the boy
He creeps up from behind
Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Came down upon her head (do, do, do, do)
Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Made sure that she was dead
P.C. thirty-one said: We caught a dirty one
Maxwell stands alone
Painting testimonial pictures
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Rose and Valerie, screaming from the gallery
Say he must go free (Maxwell must go free)
The judge does not agree and he tells them
So, o, o, o
But as the words are leaving his lips
A noise comes from behind
Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Came down upon his head
Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Made sure that he was dead
Whoa, oh, oh, oh
Silver hammer man
From the album
Abbey Road
The Beatles · 1969 · Track 0