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Teddy Boy

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[Intro]
|      D   A|       D   A| 
|      D   A|       D   A| 
[Verse 1]
DThis is the story of a boy named Ted
If his Amother said: "AmTed, be good",
        Em   G   A|    D|
 He would
[Verse 2]
DShe told him tales about his soldier dad
But it Amade her sad, Amthen she'd cry
     Em   G   A|  B    C#      F#|
 Oh my
[Bridge]
F#Ted used to tell her, he'd be twice as good
And he C#knew he could 'cause C#min his head 
 G#mHe said:B  C#  
{Chorus]
"F#Mommy, don't worry now BTeddy boy's here
ETaking good care of Ayou
F#Mommy, don't worry your BTeddy boy's here,
             E         A|      D   A|       D   A| 
Teddy's gonna see you through."
[Verse 3]
DThen came the day she found herself a man
Teddy Aturned and ran Amfar away
        Em   G   A|    D|
 O.K.
[Verse 4]
DHe couldn't stand to see his mother in love
With Aanother man he Amdidn't know
     Em   G   A|  B    C#      F#|
 Oh no
[Bridge]
F#He found a place where he could settle down,
And from C#time to time C#min his head 
 G#mHe said:B  C#  
{Chorus]
"F#Mommy, don't worry now BTeddy boy's here
ETaking good care of Ayou
F#Mommy, don't worry your BTeddy boy's here,
ETeddy's gonna Asee you Dthrough."
[Chorus]
She said: F#"Teddy, don't worry now Bmommy is here
ETaking good care of Ayou.
F#Teddy, don't worry your Bmummy is here,
             E          A|      D   A|      D   A|        D   A| 
Mummy's gonna see you through."   (ooooh-ah  ooh-ooh)
[Coda]
DThis is the story of a boy named Ted,
If his Amother said: "AmTed, be good",
        Em   G   A|    B7        C#7  F#  
 He would        (freely)     1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
                            e|----------------|
                            B|----------------|
                            G|------3---------|
                            D|4---4---4-1-----|
                            A|--4---------4-1-|
                            E|----------------|2

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Teddy Boy

by Paul McCartney

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

C#7

[Intro]

D A D A

| | |

D A D A

| | |

[Verse 1]

This is the story of a boy named Ted

A Am

If his mother said: "Ted, be good",

Em G A D

| |

He would

[Verse 2]

She told him tales about his soldier dad

A Am

But it made her sad, then she'd cry

Em G A B C# F#

| |

Oh my

[Bridge]

Ted used to tell her, he'd be twice as good

C# C#m

And he knew he could 'cause in his head

G#m B C#

He said:

{Chorus]

F# B

"Mommy, don't worry now Teddy boy's here

E A

Taking good care of you

F# B

Mommy, don't worry your Teddy boy's here,

E A D A D A

| | |

Teddy's gonna see you through."

[Verse 3]

Then came the day she found herself a man

A Am

Teddy turned and ran far away

Em G A D

| |

O.K.

[Verse 4]

He couldn't stand to see his mother in love

A Am

With another man he didn't know

Em G A B C# F#

| |

Oh no

[Bridge]

He found a place where he could settle down,

C# C#m

And from time to time in his head

G#m B C#

He said:

{Chorus]

F# B

"Mommy, don't worry now Teddy boy's here

E A

Taking good care of you

F# B

Mommy, don't worry your Teddy boy's here,

E A D

Teddy's gonna see you through."

[Chorus]

F# B

She said: "Teddy, don't worry now mommy is here

E A

Taking good care of you.

F# B

Teddy, don't worry your mummy is here,

E A D A D A D A

| | | |

Mummy's gonna see you through." (ooooh-ah ooh-ooh)

[Coda]

This is the story of a boy named Ted,

A Am

If his mother said: "Ted, be good",

Em G A B7 C#7 F#

He would (freely) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|----------------|

B|----------------|

G|------3---------|

D|4---4---4-1-----|

A|--4---------4-1-|

E|----------------|2

About Teddy Boy Chords by Paul McCartney

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What key is "Teddy Boy" in?

The chords for "Teddy Boy" show the original chord names (including D, A, Am, Em, G, B). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.