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