{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1761214,"song":"Three Is A Magic Number","artist":"Blind Melon","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1761214-three-is-a-magic-number-chords-by-blind-melon/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1761214?type=chord","rating":4.73715,"votes":61,"content":"Three is a Magic Number\r\n\r\nWritten by Bob Dorough for Schoolhouse Rock in 1973.\r\n\r\nThis is the Blind Melon Version – The lyrics are a little different in a few places \r\nthan the original version. Released in 1995 as a promotional CD.  Can be found on the \r\nBest of Blind Melon CD or on the soundtracks of  “Slackers”, or “You, Me and Dupree”\r\n\r\n\r\nNo Capo. (Schoolhouse rock version is played with Capo 2)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse - Single Strum Chords]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThree, oh, it's the magic number,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYes it is,   it's a magic number.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSomewhere in the ancient, mystic trinity[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou get three as a magic number.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse - Strumming]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]           \r\nThe past and the present and the future.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]       \r\nFaith and Hope and Charity,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe heart and the brain and the body[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nGive you three, It’s a magic number.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt takes three legs to make a tri-pod[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]      \r\nOr to make a table stand.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]              \r\nIt takes three wheels to make a ve-hicle[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]   \r\nCalled a tricycle.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]                  \r\nEvery triangle has three corners,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]                 \r\nEvery triangle has three sides,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nNo more, no less.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nYou don't have to guess.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen it's three you can see[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's a magic number.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA man and a woman had a little baby,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYes, they did.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey had three in the family,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd that's a magic number.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][Chorus 1]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\n3-6-9,  12-15-18, 21-24-27, 30.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\n3-6-9,  12-15-18, 21-24-27, 30.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Guitar Solo]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]                           \r\n(spoken) Now multiply backwards from three times ten[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nThree time ten is 30,    three times nine is 27,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch] \r\nThree times eight is 24, three times seven is 21,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]   \r\nThree times six is 18,   three times five is 15,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nThree times four is 12, [/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch] \r\nAnd three times three is 9, and three times two is 6,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd three times one is three of course.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n                                         \r\n(spoken) Now take the pattern once more\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\n3-6-9[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n12-15-18[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] \r\nAh Yeah[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Flute Solo]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] \r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nOh Three time ten is 30, three times nine is 27,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch] \r\nThree times eight is 24, three times seven is 21,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]   \r\nThree times six is 18,   three times five is 15,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nThree times four is 12, [/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch] \r\nAnd three times three is 9, and three times two is 6,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd three times one (what is it?)  THREE!  Yeah![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] \r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA man and a woman had a little baby.[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere were three in the family.[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D[/ch]   \r\nThat's a magic number. (hold last chord)[/tab]","plain_text":"Three is a Magic Number\n\nWritten by Bob Dorough for Schoolhouse Rock in 1973.\n\nThis is the Blind Melon Version – The lyrics are a little different in a few places \nthan the original version. Released in 1995 as a promotional CD.  Can be found on the \nBest of Blind Melon CD or on the soundtracks of  “Slackers”, or “You, Me and Dupree”\n\n\nNo Capo. (Schoolhouse rock version is played with Capo 2)\n\n\n[Intro]\nD G A\n\n\n[Verse - Single Strum Chords]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse - Strumming]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Guitar Solo]\nD  G  D  G  D  G  D  G\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n                                         \n(spoken) Now take the pattern once more\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Flute Solo]\nD  G  D  G  D  G  D  G \n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nD  G  D  G \n\n\n[Bridge]","chords":["D","G","A","Bm","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}