The Beatles - Teddy Boy

teddy boy

intro : D

D
this is a story of a boy named ted ,
A Am Em G – A
if his mother said ted be good , he would .
D
she told him bout his soldier dad ,
A Am Em G – A A – B7 – C#7
then it made her sad then she cry , oh my .

refrain :
F#
ted used to tell her
F#
he could be twice as good ,
C#
and he new he could
C#m G#m B7 – C#7
’cause in his head he said :

chorus1 :
F# B7
mommy don’t worry now teddy boy’s here ,
E A
taking good care of you .
F# B7
mommy don’t worry teddy boy’s here ,
E D
teddy’s gonna see you through .

chorus2 :
F# B7
she said : teddy don’t worry now mommy is here
E A
taking good care of you .
F# B7
teddy don’t worry your mummy is here ,
E D
teddy’s gonna see you through .

( chorus chords )
he said : ta da da . . .

D
then came the day she found herself a man .
A Am Em G – A
teddy turned and ran oh far away , oh yeah .
D
he couldn’t stand just to be around ,

A Am Em G – A A – B7 – C#7
so he left the town far away , yeah yeah .

[ repeat refrain ]
[ repeat chorus1 ]
[ repeat chorus2 ]
[ repeat chorus1 ]

( verse chords )
take your partner
and don’t see do
hold them tight
and don’t let go .
got it . jump up .
take your partners
and don’t see do
when you got it ,
then let it go
hold them tight then .

[ repeat refrain until fade out ]