Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Three is the magic number
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Yes it is its a magic number
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Somewhere in this ancient mystic trinity
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You got 3 as a magic number
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The past and the present and the future
F# B
Faith and hope and charity
F# B
The heart and the brain and the body
F# B F# B
Give you three as a magic number
[Verse 2]
F# B F# B
Takes three legs to make a tripod and to make a table stand
F# B F# B
Takes three wheels to make a vehicle called a tricycle
F# B F# B
Every triangle has three corners, every triangle has three sides
F#m B F# B
No more no less you don't have to guess
F# B F# B
When its three you can see its a magic number
F# B F# B F# B
B man and a woman had a little baby, yes they did
F# B F# B F# B
They had three in the family and that's a magic number
F# B F# B
Whaoo
[Verse 3]
F# B F# B F# B F# B
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30
F# B
3 6 9
F# B
12 15 18
F# B
21 24 27
F# B
Thirty
[Verse 4]
F# B F# B
Now the multiples of three come up three times in each set of ten
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In the first ten you get 3 6 9
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And in the teens ten you get 12 15 & 18
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And in the twenties you get a 21 24 27
F# B
And they go down even on 30
[Verse 5]
F# B
Now multiply backwards from 3 time 10
F# B
3 times 10 is 30
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3 times 9 is 27
F# B
3 times 8 is 24
F# B
3 times 7 is 21
F# B
3 times 6 is 18
F# B
3 times 5 is 15
F# B
3 times 4 is 12
And
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3 times 3 is 9
C# D#m
3 times 2 is 6
G#
And
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3 times 1 is 3 of course
F# B
Now repeat the whole pack again
[Verse 6]
F# B
(3) 3 6 9
F# B
(12)12 15 18
F# B
(21) 21 24 27
F# B
(30) 30
F# B
Now multiply backwards from 3 time 10
F# B
3 times 10 is 30
F# B
3 times 9 is 27
F# B
3 times 8 is 24
F# B
3 times 7 is 21
F# B
3 times 6 is 18
F# B
3 times 5 is 15
F# B
3 times 4 is 12
And
F#
3 times 3 is 9
C# D#m
3 times 2 is 6
G#m
And
C# F# B F# B
3 times 1 is the magic number
[Outtro]
F# B F# B F# B
B man and a woman had a little baby, yes they did
F# B F# B F#
They had three in the family and thats a magic number