Three Is A Magic Number Chords by Bob Dorough
Tempo:
105.65 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
F#m
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [A] [B]
[E] [F#m] 3 is a [E] magic number, [A] [E] yes it is, [F#m] it's [E] a magic number.
[A] Somewhere in the ancient [E] mystic trinity, [A] you [E] get 3 [A]
as a [E] magic number.
[A] [E] The past and the [A] present and the future, [E] faith and hope [A] and charity, [E] the heart and the [A] brain
and the body [E] give you 3 [A] as a [E] magic number.
[A]
[E] It takes 3 [A] legs to make a tripod [E] or to make a table [A] stand.
[E] It takes 3 [A] wheels to make a [E] vehicle called a [A] tricycle.
[E] Every [A] triangle has 3 [E] corners, every [A] triangle has 3 [E] sides, no more no less, [A] you [E] don't have to guess.
[A] When [E] it's 3 [A] you can see it's a [E] magic [A] number.
A [E] man [A] and a woman had a little [E] baby,
[A] [E] yes they [A] did, they had 3 [E]
[A] in the family, [E] [A] that's
a [E] magic [A] number.
[E] [A] 3, 6, 9, [E] 12, [A] 15, 18, [E] 21, [A] 24, 27, [E] 30.
[A] [E] 3, 6, 9, [A] [E] 12, [A] 15, 18, [E] 21, 24, [A]
27, [E] 30.
[A] [E] Now the multiples of [A] 3 come up [E] 3 times in each set of 10.
[A] In the first 10 you get 3, 6, 9 [E] and in the teens 10 [A] it's 12, 15 [E] and 18.
And [A] in the 20s you [E] get a 21, [A] 24, 27 and it comes out even on 30, yeah.
Now multiply backwards from 3 times [E] 10.
3 times [A] 10 is 30.
3 times 9 is 27.
3 times 8 is [E] 24.
3 [A] times 7 is [E] 21.
3 [A] times 6 is 18.
3 times 5 is 15.
[E] 3 times 4 is 12.
3 times 3 is [B] 9.
3 times [C#m] 2 is 6.
[D#] And [A] 3 times 1 is [B] 3 of course.
[E] Now dig the [A] pattern once [E] more.
3, 6, 9, [A] [E] 12, [A] 15, 18, 21, [E]
[A] 24, 27, [E] 30.
[A] Now multiply from [E] 10 backwards.
3 [A] times 10 is [E] 30.
3 times [A] 9 is [E] 27.
3 times 8 is 24.
3 times 7 is 21.
3 times 6 [A] is [E] 18.
3 times [A] 5 is [E] 15.
3 times [A] 4 is 12.
3 [E] times 3 is [G#m] 9.
3 [C#m] times 2 is [A#] 6.
[B] And 3 times [E] 1.
What [B] is it?
3!
[A] Yeah.
That's a magic [E] number.
[A] [E]
[A] A man and a woman had a little [E] baby.
[A] Yes [E] they [A] did.
They [E] had three [A] in the [E] family.
[A] That's a magic [E] number.
[E] [F#m] 3 is a [E] magic number, [A] [E] yes it is, [F#m] it's [E] a magic number.
[A] Somewhere in the ancient [E] mystic trinity, [A] you [E] get 3 [A]
as a [E] magic number.
[A] [E] The past and the [A] present and the future, [E] faith and hope [A] and charity, [E] the heart and the [A] brain
and the body [E] give you 3 [A] as a [E] magic number.
[A]
[E] It takes 3 [A] legs to make a tripod [E] or to make a table [A] stand.
[E] It takes 3 [A] wheels to make a [E] vehicle called a [A] tricycle.
[E] Every [A] triangle has 3 [E] corners, every [A] triangle has 3 [E] sides, no more no less, [A] you [E] don't have to guess.
[A] When [E] it's 3 [A] you can see it's a [E] magic [A] number.
A [E] man [A] and a woman had a little [E] baby,
[A] [E] yes they [A] did, they had 3 [E]
[A] in the family, [E] [A] that's
a [E] magic [A] number.
[E] [A] 3, 6, 9, [E] 12, [A] 15, 18, [E] 21, [A] 24, 27, [E] 30.
[A] [E] 3, 6, 9, [A] [E] 12, [A] 15, 18, [E] 21, 24, [A]
27, [E] 30.
[A] [E] Now the multiples of [A] 3 come up [E] 3 times in each set of 10.
[A] In the first 10 you get 3, 6, 9 [E] and in the teens 10 [A] it's 12, 15 [E] and 18.
And [A] in the 20s you [E] get a 21, [A] 24, 27 and it comes out even on 30, yeah.
Now multiply backwards from 3 times [E] 10.
3 times [A] 10 is 30.
3 times 9 is 27.
3 times 8 is [E] 24.
3 [A] times 7 is [E] 21.
3 [A] times 6 is 18.
3 times 5 is 15.
[E] 3 times 4 is 12.
3 times 3 is [B] 9.
3 times [C#m] 2 is 6.
[D#] And [A] 3 times 1 is [B] 3 of course.
[E] Now dig the [A] pattern once [E] more.
3, 6, 9, [A] [E] 12, [A] 15, 18, 21, [E]
[A] 24, 27, [E] 30.
[A] Now multiply from [E] 10 backwards.
3 [A] times 10 is [E] 30.
3 times [A] 9 is [E] 27.
3 times 8 is 24.
3 times 7 is 21.
3 times 6 [A] is [E] 18.
3 times [A] 5 is [E] 15.
3 times [A] 4 is 12.
3 [E] times 3 is [G#m] 9.
3 [C#m] times 2 is [A#] 6.
[B] And 3 times [E] 1.
What [B] is it?
3!
[A] Yeah.
That's a magic [E] number.
[A] [E]
[A] A man and a woman had a little [E] baby.
[A] Yes [E] they [A] did.
They [E] had three [A] in the [E] family.
[A] That's a magic [E] number.
Key:
E
A
B
F#m
C#m
E
A
B
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [F#m] 3 is a [E] magic number, [A] _ [E] yes it is, [F#m] it's [E] a magic number.
[A] _ _ Somewhere in the ancient [E] mystic trinity, [A] you [E] get 3 [A]
as a [E] magic number.
[A] _ [E] The past and the [A] present and the future, [E] faith and hope [A] and charity, [E] the heart and the [A] brain
and the body [E] give you 3 [A] as a [E] magic number.
[A] _
[E] It takes 3 [A] legs to make a tripod [E] or to make a table [A] stand.
_ [E] It takes 3 [A] wheels to make a [E] vehicle called a [A] tricycle.
_ [E] Every [A] triangle has 3 [E] corners, every [A] triangle has 3 [E] sides, no more no less, [A] you [E] don't have to guess.
[A] When [E] it's 3 [A] you can see it's a [E] magic [A] number.
A [E] man [A] and a woman had a little [E] baby, _
[A] [E] yes they [A] did, they had 3 [E]
[A] in the family, [E] _ _ [A] that's
a [E] magic [A] number.
_ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ 3, 6, 9, _ [E] 12, [A] 15, 18, [E] 21, [A] 24, 27, [E] 30.
[A] _ _ [E] 3, 6, 9, [A] _ [E] 12, [A] 15, 18, _ [E] 21, 24, [A]
27, [E] 30.
[A] _ [E] Now the multiples of [A] 3 come up [E] 3 times in each set of 10.
[A] In the first 10 you get 3, 6, 9 [E] and in the teens 10 [A] it's 12, 15 [E] and 18.
And [A] in the 20s you [E] get a 21, [A] 24, 27 and it comes out even on 30, yeah.
Now multiply backwards from 3 times [E] 10.
3 times [A] 10 is 30.
3 times 9 is 27.
3 times 8 is [E] 24.
3 [A] times 7 is [E] 21.
3 [A] times 6 is 18.
3 times 5 is 15.
[E] 3 times 4 is 12.
3 times 3 is [B] 9.
3 times [C#m] 2 is 6.
[D#] And [A] 3 times 1 is [B] 3 of course.
[E] Now dig the [A] pattern once [E] more.
3, 6, 9, [A] [E] 12, [A] 15, 18, 21, [E]
[A] 24, 27, [E] 30.
_ _ [A] Now multiply from [E] 10 backwards.
3 [A] times 10 is [E] 30.
3 times [A] 9 is [E] 27.
3 times 8 is 24.
3 times 7 is 21.
3 times 6 [A] is [E] 18.
3 times [A] 5 is [E] 15.
3 times [A] 4 is 12.
3 [E] times 3 is [G#m] 9.
3 [C#m] times 2 is [A#] 6.
[B] And 3 times [E] 1.
What [B] is it?
3!
[A] Yeah.
That's a magic [E] number.
[A] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ A man and a woman had a little [E] baby.
_ [A] Yes [E] they [A] did.
They [E] had three [A] in the [E] family.
_ [A] _ That's a magic [E] number. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [F#m] 3 is a [E] magic number, [A] _ [E] yes it is, [F#m] it's [E] a magic number.
[A] _ _ Somewhere in the ancient [E] mystic trinity, [A] you [E] get 3 [A]
as a [E] magic number.
[A] _ [E] The past and the [A] present and the future, [E] faith and hope [A] and charity, [E] the heart and the [A] brain
and the body [E] give you 3 [A] as a [E] magic number.
[A] _
[E] It takes 3 [A] legs to make a tripod [E] or to make a table [A] stand.
_ [E] It takes 3 [A] wheels to make a [E] vehicle called a [A] tricycle.
_ [E] Every [A] triangle has 3 [E] corners, every [A] triangle has 3 [E] sides, no more no less, [A] you [E] don't have to guess.
[A] When [E] it's 3 [A] you can see it's a [E] magic [A] number.
A [E] man [A] and a woman had a little [E] baby, _
[A] [E] yes they [A] did, they had 3 [E]
[A] in the family, [E] _ _ [A] that's
a [E] magic [A] number.
_ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ 3, 6, 9, _ [E] 12, [A] 15, 18, [E] 21, [A] 24, 27, [E] 30.
[A] _ _ [E] 3, 6, 9, [A] _ [E] 12, [A] 15, 18, _ [E] 21, 24, [A]
27, [E] 30.
[A] _ [E] Now the multiples of [A] 3 come up [E] 3 times in each set of 10.
[A] In the first 10 you get 3, 6, 9 [E] and in the teens 10 [A] it's 12, 15 [E] and 18.
And [A] in the 20s you [E] get a 21, [A] 24, 27 and it comes out even on 30, yeah.
Now multiply backwards from 3 times [E] 10.
3 times [A] 10 is 30.
3 times 9 is 27.
3 times 8 is [E] 24.
3 [A] times 7 is [E] 21.
3 [A] times 6 is 18.
3 times 5 is 15.
[E] 3 times 4 is 12.
3 times 3 is [B] 9.
3 times [C#m] 2 is 6.
[D#] And [A] 3 times 1 is [B] 3 of course.
[E] Now dig the [A] pattern once [E] more.
3, 6, 9, [A] [E] 12, [A] 15, 18, 21, [E]
[A] 24, 27, [E] 30.
_ _ [A] Now multiply from [E] 10 backwards.
3 [A] times 10 is [E] 30.
3 times [A] 9 is [E] 27.
3 times 8 is 24.
3 times 7 is 21.
3 times 6 [A] is [E] 18.
3 times [A] 5 is [E] 15.
3 times [A] 4 is 12.
3 [E] times 3 is [G#m] 9.
3 [C#m] times 2 is [A#] 6.
[B] And 3 times [E] 1.
What [B] is it?
3!
[A] Yeah.
That's a magic [E] number.
[A] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ A man and a woman had a little [E] baby.
_ [A] Yes [E] they [A] did.
They [E] had three [A] in the [E] family.
_ [A] _ That's a magic [E] number. _ _ _ _ _ _
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