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