Teddy Boy Chords

by Paul McCartney
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
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2 contributors total, last edit on May 16, 2020
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Chords

D
A
Am
Em
G
B
C#
F#
C#m
G#m
E
B7
C#7

Strumming

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[Intro]
| D     A |  D     A |
| D     A |  D     A |
 
 
[Verse 1]
D
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]
D
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]
F#
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]
D
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]
D
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]
F#
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]
D
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
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4 comments
daddyo58
Great tab! I've been wanting to do this one for decades.Just ran across it in some old music papers.All the chords seem bang on, except just at the end of the 1st verse, I'm hearing F# instead of C#7. Give it a listen and see what you think. Also, I had to tune up +15 to play along with the original. Thanks again for the tab.
+4
maguri
Corrected, thank you!
+2
fenderdude2376
Lyrics and location of chord changes are off. If these are adjusted, this is a 5 star tab.
+1