Multiplication Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays442

Multiplication by Bobby Darin is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G7, F, C7, E, E7, Am, Am7 and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			C 
When you see a gentleman bee 
	               G7 
Round a lady bee buzzin' 
C	   	F 
Just count to ten then count again 
G7		C 
There's sure to be an even dozen. 
 
Chorus: 
G7 
Multiplication 
	        C	 
That's the name of the game 
G7 
And each generation 
	            C 
They play the same. 
 
C 
Now, there was two butterflies castin' their eyes 
	G7 
Both in the same direction 
C		F 
You'd never guess that one little yes 
G7		C 
Could start a butterfly collection. 
 
G7 
Multiplication 
	        C	 
That's the name of the game 
G7 
And each generation 
	            C 
They play the same. 
 
C	C7 
Let me tell ya now ? 
E	E7 
I say one and one is five 
Am	Am7 
You can call me a silly goat 
D7 
But, ya take two minks add two winks 
G7 
Ahhh ? ya got one mink coat. 
 
C 
When a girl gets coy in front of a boy 
	G7 
After three or four dances 
C			F 
Ah ? you can just bet she'll play hard to get 
G7	C 
To multiply her chances. 
 
G7 
Multiplication 
	        C	 
That's the name of the game 
G7 
And each generation 
	            C 
They play the same. 
 
C	C7 
Hear me talkin' to ya ? 
E	E7 
Mother Nature's a clever girl 
Am	   Am7 
She relies on habit 
D7 
Ya take two hares with no cares 
G7 
Pretty soon you got a room full of rabbits. 
 
C 
Parakeets in-between tweets 
		G7 
Sometimes get too quiet 
C					F 
Uh-oh ? but, have no fear 'cause soon you'll hear 
G7		C 
A parakeet's riot just try it. 
 
G7 
Multiplication 
		        C	 
That's the name of the game 
G7 
And each generation 
	            C 
They play the same. 
 
G7 
Yes ... it's multiplication 
		        C	 
That's the name of the game 
G7 
And each generation 
	            C 
They play the same. 
 
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Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante