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Teddy Boy chords by
Paul Mccartney
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Key: D major•
Intro 1
D
D

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Verse 1
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D

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This is the story of a boy named Ted
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A

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Am
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If his mother said, "Ted, be good", he would
G
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She told him tales about his soldier dad
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But it made her sad, then she'd cry, oh my
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B
B
2

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C#
C#
4

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F#
F#
2

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Ted used to tell her he'd be twice as good
C#
C#
4

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C#m
C#m
4

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And he knew he could, because in his head
B
B
2

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C#
C#
4

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he said
Chorus 1
F#
F#
2

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B
B
2

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

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A

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Taking good care of you
F#
F#
2

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B
B
2

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Mommy don't worry, your teddy boy's here
E
E

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A

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Teddy's going to see you through
Interlude 1
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Verse 2
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Then came the day she found herself a man
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Teddy turned and ran, far away, okay
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A

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He couldn't stand to see his mother in love
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With another man, he didn't know, oh no
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B
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C#
C#
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He found a place where he could settle down
C#
C#
4

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C#m
C#m
4

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And from time to time, in his head
B
B
2

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C#
C#
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he said
Chorus 2
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F#
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B
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2

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

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A

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Taking good care of you
F#
F#
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B
B
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Mommy don't worry, your teddy boy's here
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E

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A

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D

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Teddy's going to see you through
Chorus 3
F#
F#
2

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She said, Teddy don't worry,
B
B
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now mommy is here
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E

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Taking good care of you
F#
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B
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Teddy don't worry, your mommy is here
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Mommy's going to see you through
Interlude 2
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Outro 1
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This is the story of a boy named Ted
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If his mother said, Ted, be good, he would
G
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B
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2

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C#
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

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Chords

  • D

  • A

  • Am

  • Em

  • G

  • B

    2

  • C#

    4

  • F#

    2

  • C#m

    4

  • E

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Teddy Boy by Paul McCartney is D major.

The primary chords used in Teddy Boy are D, A, Am, Em, G, B.

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