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