3 Is The Magic Number(Chords)

	        
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
	        

Written by Bob Dorough