Paul McCartney
Teddy Boy
McCartney (1970)

D  (A) x 4

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                                           (alright)

D
She told him, Ted, about his soldier daddy
       A             Am
But it made her sad, and she cried
Em        G A   B7 C♯7  F♯
   Oh my

F♯
Ted used to tell her he'd be twice as good
       C♯                    C♯m
And he knew he could, 'cause in his head
A♭m         B7 C♯7
    He said

  F♯                       B7                         w/ (ah)
  "Mommy, don't worry, now Teddy Boy's here
  E                   A
  Taking good care of you
  F♯                       B7
  Mommy, don't worry, good Teddy Boy's here
  E             A       D        (A)
  Teddy's gonna see you through"

D  (A)

Then came the day she found herself a man
Teddy turned and ran, far away
Ok

He couldn't stand to see his mother in love
With another man, he didn't know
Oh no

He found a place where he could settle down
And from time to time, in his head
He said

  Refrain - she said

  Refrain  (Teddy <-> Mummy)

D  (A) x 2  w/ (ooh a-ooh)

This is the story of a boy named Ted
If his mother said "Ted be good"
He would                                              (reste sur A)

(ral.)  B7 C♯7

F♯


(Anthology: refrains multiples, fin en set carré)