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Intro
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Verse 1
DJoan was D/C#quizzical, studied B7pataphysical
EmScience in the home
A7Late nights all alone with a test tube
DOh, oh, Aoh, oh
DMaxwell Edison, D/C#majoring in B7medicine
EmCalls her on the phone
A7"Can I take you out to the pictures
DJoa-oa-oa-Aoan?"
Pre_chorus
EBut as she's getting ready to go
A7A knock comes on the door
Chorus 1
DBang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
E7Came down upon her head
A7Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer
EmMade sure that A7she was Ddead A D
Interlude
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Verse 2
DBack in school again, D/C#Maxwell plays the B7fool again
EmTeacher gets annoyed
A7Wishing to avoid an unpleasant scene
DShe tells Max to stay D/C#when the class has B7gone away
EmSo he waits behind
A7Writing fifty times, I must not be so
DOh, oh, Aoh
Pre_chorus
EBut when she turns her back on the boy
A7He creeps up from behind
Chorus 2
DBang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
E7Came down upon her head
A7Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer
EmMade sure that A7she was Ddead E7 A7
Em A7 D A D
Interlude
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Verse 3
DP.C. thirty-one said, D/C#"We've caught a B7dirty one"
EmMaxwell stands alone
A7Painting testimonial pictures
DOh, oh, Aoh, oh
DRose and Valerie, D/C#screaming from the B7gallery
EmSay he must go free
A7The judge does not agree and he tells them
DSo, oh, Aoh, oh
Pre_chorus
EBut as the words are leaving his lips
A7A noise came from behind
Chorus 3
DBang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
E7Came down upon his head
A7Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer
EmMade sure that A7he was dead
D E7 A7
Em A7 D A D
Outro
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