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