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INTRO:
A Glong, Dlong Emtime ago
AmLong before the CSuper Bowl and Emthings like lemDonade
The HelGlenic ReDpublic was Emfull of smarts
And a Amquestion resting on the CGrecian hearts
Was "EmWhat is the ciCrcumference of a Dcircle?"
But Emthey were set on Amrational numbers
And it Emranks among their Ambiggest blunders
They Cworked on Git for Amyears
And conCfirmed one of their Dbiggest fears
I Gcan't be Dcertain Emif they cried when iAm7rrationality was Drealized
But Gsomething Ddeep withEmin them died
the Cday they disD7covered pGi.C  G  
They were Dthinking
CHORUS:
GPi, Cpi, matheGmatical Dpi
G3 point C14 G15 D92
G65 C35 G89 D7
Em932384 A762
Em6433832 D77 (not rounded)
VERSE:
Well Gthis kind of pie is Amdifferent than most
It Chasn't got berries, ain't Amspread on toast
EmAnd that's how it's Dalways been
We Gkeep exDtending its Emdecimal places
AmPushing our computers Cthrough their paces
EmBut we'll never Dreach the end
So Emwhy the fascAmination with
A Emnumber whose end is Amjust a myth
CWhence the GaduA7lation
CFor mental masturbD7ation
It Gmight have Dsomething to Emdo with the stars
To Amcalculate distances Cfrom afar
But Gthat's just a Dguess 'bout the Emway things are
ReCgarding the preD7cision of GpiC  G  
I am D7pondering
CHORUS:
GPi, Cpi, matheGmatical Dpi
G3 point C14 G15 D92
G65 C35 G89 D7
Em932384 A762
Em6433832 D77 (not rounded)
VERSE:
GNow I feel that AmI should mention
CPi is applicable in Amany dimension
EmAt least as Dfar as I know
If Gthere were no DPi we'd be Emmissing things
Like Ammarbles and mugs and Cballs of string
And Emsports such as A7soccer and D7curling
The Emorbs in their celeAmstial paths
NEmavigate along eAmlliptical graphs
CEllipses have Gpi in them A7too
Just oCne side of them has D7grew
GYou can see Dpi in most eEmverything
It's in AmCornell's Electron CStorage Ring
And Galso in Dslinkies and Emother springs
And that's Cwhy it's imD7portant to know GpiC  G  
You should mDemorize
CHORUS:
GPi, Cpi, matheGmatical Dpi
G3 point C14 G15 D92
G65 C35 G89 D7
Em932384 A762
Em6433832 D77 (not rounded)
OUTRO:
GOnce one night I Amhad a dream
That Cpi was gone and I Amhad to scream
Cause Emall pi things had Ddisappeared  (pause)
GCan you imagDine a world Emlike that
AmCircles aren't round and Cspheres are flat
It's the Emculmination of A7everything we've D7feared
Em'Twas a nightmare of Amepic proportions
EmOne that gave me Ambrain contortions
Oh Cwait!  I Gmean conA7tusions
They Cput me in some D7institutions
But Gthen I Descaped and Emnow I'm free
To Csing of the Dvirtue of GpiC  G  D  
CHORUS:
GPi, Cpi, matheGmatical Dpi
G3 point C14 G15 D92
G65 C35 G89 D7
Em932384 A762
Em6433832 D77 (not rounded)

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Mathematical Pi

by Ken Ferrier and Antoni Chan

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Am7

INTRO:

G D Em

A long, long time ago

Am C Em D

Long before the Super Bowl and things like lemonade

G D Em

The Hellenic Republic was full of smarts

Am C

And a question resting on the Grecian hearts

Em C D

Was "What is the circumference of a circle?"

Em Am

But they were set on rational numbers

Em Am

And it ranks among their biggest blunders

C G Am

They worked on it for years

C D

And confirmed one of their biggest fears

G D Em Am7 D

I can't be certain if they cried when irrationality was realized

G D Em

But something deep within them died

C D7 G C G

the day they discovered pi.

They were thinking

CHORUS:

G C G D

Pi, pi, mathematical pi

G C G D

3 point 14 15 92

G C G D

65 35 89 7

Em A7

932384 62

Em D7

6433832 7 (not rounded)

VERSE:

G Am

Well this kind of pie is different than most

C Am

It hasn't got berries, ain't spread on toast

Em D

And that's how it's always been

G D Em

We keep extending its decimal places

Am C

Pushing our computers through their paces

Em D

But we'll never reach the end

Em Am

So why the fascination with

Em Am

A number whose end is just a myth

C G A7

Whence the adulation

C D7

For mental masturbation

G D Em

It might have something to do with the stars

Am C

To calculate distances from afar

G D Em

But that's just a guess 'bout the way things are

C D7 G C G

Regarding the precision of pi

I am pondering

CHORUS:

G C G D

Pi, pi, mathematical pi

G C G D

3 point 14 15 92

G C G D

65 35 89 7

Em A7

932384 62

Em D7

6433832 7 (not rounded)

VERSE:

G Am

Now I feel that I should mention

C Am

Pi is applicable in any dimension

Em D

At least as far as I know

G D Em

If there were no Pi we'd be missing things

Am C

Like marbles and mugs and balls of string

Em A7 D7

And sports such as soccer and curling

Em Am

The orbs in their celestial paths

Em Am

Navigate along elliptical graphs

C G A7

Ellipses have pi in them too

C D7

Just one side of them has grew

G D Em

You can see pi in most everything

Am C

It's in Cornell's Electron Storage Ring

G D Em

And also in slinkies and other springs

C D7 G C G

And that's why it's important to know pi

You should memorize

CHORUS:

G C G D

Pi, pi, mathematical pi

G C G D

3 point 14 15 92

G C G D

65 35 89 7

Em A7

932384 62

Em D7

6433832 7 (not rounded)

OUTRO:

G Am

Once one night I had a dream

C Am

That pi was gone and I had to scream

Em D

Cause all pi things had disappeared (pause)

G D Em

Can you imagine a world like that

Am C

Circles aren't round and spheres are flat

Em A7 D7

It's the culmination of everything we've feared

Em Am

'Twas a nightmare of epic proportions

Em Am

One that gave me brain contortions

C G A7

Oh wait! I mean contusions

C D7

They put me in some institutions

G D Em

But then I escaped and now I'm free

C D G C G D

To sing of the virtue of pi

CHORUS:

G C G D

Pi, pi, mathematical pi

G C G D

3 point 14 15 92

G C G D

65 35 89 7

Em A7

932384 62

Em D7

6433832 7 (not rounded)

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