Mathematical Pi - Arthur Benjamin
Lyrics transcribed from his Mathemagical show at the World Science Festival 2009:
http://vimeo.com/6645221
Chords taken from Don McLean's "American Pie" (ver 2):
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/d/don_mclean/american_pie_ver2_crd.htm
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A long long time ago
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I can still remember
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how my math class used to make me snore
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'cause every number we would meet
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would terminate or just repeat
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but maybe there were numbers that did more
Em Am
but then my teacher said "I dare ya'"
Em Am
to try to find the circle's area
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despite my every action
C D
I couldn't find a fraction
G D Em
I can't remember if I cried
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the more I tried or circumscribed
G D Em
but something touched me deep inside
C D7 G C G
the day I learned of pi
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oh pi, pi mathematical pi
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twice eleven over seven is a mighty fine try
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a good old fraction you may hope to supply
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but the decimal expansion won't die
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the decimal expansion won't die
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pi, pi mathematical pi
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3.141592653589
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a good old fraction you may hope to define
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but the decimal expansion won't die
