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