Tom: D
Introdução: Dm7
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Dm7
Now if man had been born with 6 fingers on each hand,
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He'd also have
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12 toes or so the theory goes. Well, with twelve
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Digits, I mean
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Fingers, he probably would have invented two more
Digits when he
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Invented his number system. Then, if he saved the zero
For the end,
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He could count and multiply by twelve just as easily as
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You and I do
By ten.
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Now if man had been born with 6 fingers on each hand,
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He'd probably
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Count: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight,
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Nine, dek, el,
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Doh. "Dek" and "el" being two entirely new signs
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Meaning ten and
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Eleven. Single digits! And his twelve, "doh", would be
Written 1-0.
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C7(4)
Get it? That'd be swell, for multiplying by 12.
verse 1
Gm9
Gm6
Hey little twelvetoes, I hope you're well.
Fm9
Fm6
Must be some far-flung planet where you dwell.
Em7(b5)
A7
Dm7
If we were together, you could be my cousin,
Bb7M
Down here we call it a dozen.
A7
Hey little twelvetoes, please come back home.
Interlude Same as Intro
F7
Bb7
One times 12 is twelve, two times 12 is 24.
C7
Three times 12 is 36, four times 12 is 48, five times
F7
12 is 60.
Six times 12 is 72, seven times 12 is 84.
Bb7
C7
Eight times 12 is 96, nine times 12 is 108, ten times
12 is 120.
F7
D7
Eleven times 12 is 132, and 12 times 12 is 144. WOW!
verse 2
Gm9
Gm6
Hey little twelvetoes, I hope you're thriving.
Fm9
Fm6
Eb7M
Some of us ten-toed folks are still surviving.
Em7(b5)
A7
Dm7
If you help me with my twelves, I'll help you with your
Bb7M
And we could all be friends.
A7
Dm7
Little twelvetoes, please come back home.
Corrections are welcomed. Hope you enjoyed.