D B7 Joan was quizzical; studied metaphysical Em Science in the home. A7 Late nights all alone with a test tube. D A Oh, oh, oh, oh. D B7 Maxwell Edison, majoring in medicine, Em Calls her on the phone. A7 "Can I take you out to the pictures, D A Jo, oa, oa, an?" 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 Em A7 D Made sure that she was dead. D B7 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 E7 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.." E7 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 Em A7 D Made sure that she was dead. D B7 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 Em Say he must go free A7 The judge does not agree and he tells them D A So, o, o, o. E7 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 Em A7 D Made sure that he was dead.
