3 Is The Magic Number chords by Embrace

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

Outtro:

  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