Verse 1:
[D]Joan was quizzical, [B7]studied pataphysical [Em]science in the home
[A7]Late nights all alone with a test tube, [D]oh, oh, oh, oh [A]
[D]Maxwell Edison, [B7]majoring in medicine [Em]calls her on the phone
[A7]"Can I take you out to the pictures, [D]Joa-oa-oa-oan?" [A]
But [E]as she's getting ready to go a [A]knock comes on the door
Chorus:
[D]Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer came [E]down [E7]upon her head
[A]Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer made [Em7]sure that [A7]she was dead [D]
Interlude:
[D]-[F#7] [Bm]-[D7] [G]-[D5/A]-[G/B]-[A/C#] [D]-[A7]-[D]
Verse 2:
[D]Back in school again, [B7]Maxwell plays the fool again [Em]teacher gets annoyed
[A7]Wishing to avoid an unpleasant [D]sce-e-e-ene [A]
[D]She tells Max to stay [B7]when the class has gone away [Em]so he waits behind
[A7]Writing fifty times "I must not be [D]so, o, o, o" [A]
But [E]when she turns her back on the boy he [A]creeps up from behind
Chorus:
[D]Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer came [E]down [E7]upon her head
[A]Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer made [Em7]sure that she was dead [A7]
Interlude:
[D] [D] [E7] [E7] [A7] [A7] [G/B]-[A7] [D] [D]-[F#4/C#] [Bm]-[D7/A] [G]
Verse 3:
[D]P. C. 31 [B7]said, "We caught a dirty one" [Em]Maxwell stands alone
[A7]Painting testimonial pictures, [D]oh, oh, oh, oh [A]
[D]Rose and Valerie, [B7]screaming from the gallery [Em]say he must go free
(Maxwell must go free)
The [A7]judge does not agree and he tells them [D]so-o-o-o [A]
But [E]as the words are leaving his lips a [A]noise comes from behind
Chorus:
[D]Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer came [E]down [E7]upon her head
[A]Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer made [E7]sure that she was dead, [A]whoa, whoa, whoa [D]
Interlude:
[D] [D] [E7] [E7]Do-doot-do-do [A7] [A7] [G/B]-[A7] [D]
Outro:
[D]Sil-[F#4/C#]ver [Bm]ham-[D7/A]mer [G]man [D]
