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