[Versetto]
D                   B7 
Joan was quizzical; studied
 pataphysical 
Joan was quizzical; studied pataphysical 
Em 
Science in the home. 
A7 
Late nights all alone with a test
 tube. 
Late nights all alone with a test tube. 
D           A 
Oh, oh, oh, oh. 
 

D               B7 
Maxwell Edison, majoring in medicine,
 
Maxwell Edison, majoring in medicine, 
Em 
Calls her on the phone. 
A7 
"Can I take you out to the pictures,
 
"Can I take you out to the pictures, 
D           A 
Jo, oa, oa, an?"
[Ritornello]
E7 
But as she's getting ready to go, 
  A7 
A knock comes on the door. 
 

D 
Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer 
     E7 
Came down upon her head. 
A7 
Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer
 
Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer 
     Em        A7      D 
Made sure that she was dead.
[Ponte]
| D F#/C# | Bm D7/A | G | D |
[Versetto]
D                    B7 
Back in school again Maxwell plays
 the fool again. 
Back in school again Maxwell plays the fool again. 
Em 
Teacher gets annoyed. 
A7 
Wishing to avoid an unpleasant 
D          A 
Sce, E, E, ene, 
 

D                     B7 
She tells Max to stay when the class
 has gone away, 
She tells Max to stay when the class has gone away, 
Em 
So he waits behind 
A7 
Writing fifty times "I must not be 
D         A 
So, o, o, o.."
[Ritornello]
    E7 
But when she turns her back on the
 boy, 
But when she turns her back on the boy, 
   A7 
He creeps up from behind. 
 

D 
Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer 
     E7 
Came down upon her head. 
A7 
Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer
 
Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer 
     Em        A7      D 
Made sure that she was dead.
[Ponte]
| D F#/C# | Bm D7/A | G | D |
[Versetto]
D                B7 
P. C. Thirty-one said, "We caught a
 dirty one." 
P. C. Thirty-one said, "We caught a dirty one." 
Em 
Maxwell stands alone 
A7 
Painting testimonial pictures. 
D           A 
Oh, oh, oh, oh. 

 
D                 B7 
Rose and Valerie, screaming from the
 gallery 
Rose and Valerie, screaming from the gallery 
Em 
Say he must go free 
    A7 
The judge does not agree and he tells
 them 
The judge does not agree and he tells them 
D         A 
So, o, o, o.
[Ritornello]
E7 
But as the words are leaving his
 lips, 
But as the words are leaving his lips, 
A7 
A noise comes from behind. 
 

D 
Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer 
     E7 
Came down upon his head. 
A7 
Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer
 
Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer 
Em             A7     D 
Made sure that he was dead.
 (Wha-oh-a-oh-a-oh)
Made sure that he was dead. (Wha-oh-a-oh-a-oh)