The Beatles – Maxwells Silver Hammer (Bass Tab)

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------------------------------------------------------- Paul McCartney From ABBEY ROAD, released on September 26, 1969 ------------------------------------------------------- Though almost recorded for The White Album and rehearsed several times during the Get Back Sessions on January 1969, it was never recorded properly to be released on either album. It ended up being the third track on Abbey Road. On July 9th, 21 takes of the basic track were recorded and overdubbed and remixed on the following 2 days. Joan was quizzical, studied pataphysical Science in the home Late nights all alone with a test-tube ohh oh oh oh Maxwell Edison majoring in medicine Calls her on the phone Can I take you out to the pictures, Joan? 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 Bang, bang, 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 scene She tells Max to stay when the class has gone away So he waits behind Writing 50 times "I must not be so" oh oh oh 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 Bang, bang, 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 ohh 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 oh oh oh But as the words are leaving his lips A noise comes from behind Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer Came down upon his head Bang, Bang, Maxwell's silver hammer Made sure that he was dead Silver hammer man VERSE

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    Joan    was     quizzical,      studied pataphysical

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    science         in      the  home

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    Late    nights  all     alone        with    test    tube
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    oh,             oh,  oh,     oh

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    Maxwell         Edison          majoring     in medicine

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    calls   her     on      the  phone

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    Can  I          take    you  out     to the  pictures

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    Jo       -      o  - o   -   oan?                            But

PRE-CHORUS

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    as      she's   getting      ready      to   go,             a

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    knock   comes   on      the  door

CHORUS

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    Bang,   bang!   Maxwell's       silver       hammer     came

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    down         upon    her     head

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    Clang,  clang!  Maxwell's       silver       hammer     made

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    sure    that    she  was     dead

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VERSE

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    Back    in      school          Maxwell plays the    again
                         again                      fool

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    teacher         gets    annoyed

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    wishing         to      avoid        an unpleasant

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    sce      -      e  - e   -   ene

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    She  tells      Max  to stay    when the     has     away
                                            class   gone

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    so      he      waits   behind

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    writing         fifty        times  “I  must    not     be

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    so       -      o  - o   -   o”                              But

PRE-VERSE

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    when    she     turns her    back    on the  boy,            he

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    creeps  up      from    behind

CHORUS

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    Bang,   bang!   Maxwell's       silver       hammer     came

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    down         upon    her     head

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    Clang,  clang!  Maxwell's       silver       hammer     made

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    sure    that    she  was     dead

GUITAR SOLO

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VERSE

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    P.C.            thirty-one      said,   caught  dirty   one”
                                        “We've   a

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    Maxwell         stands  alone

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    painting        testimonial                     pictures

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    oh,             oh,  oh,     oh

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    Rose    and     Valerie         screaming    the
                                            from    gallery

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    say     he      must    go      free                         The

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    judge does      not     agree        and he  tells   them

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    so       -      o  - o   -   o                               But

PRE-CHORUS

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    as      the     words are    leaving    his  lips,           a

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    noise   comes   from    behind

CHORUS

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    Bang,   bang!   Maxwell's       silver       hammer     came

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    down         upon    her     head

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    Clang,  clang!  Maxwell's       silver       hammer     made

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    sure    that    she  was     dead

OUTRO

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