[Intro] D  A  D  A
        D  A  D  A

D
This is the story of a boy named Ted
       A            Am         Em         G A D
If his mother said, Ted, be good, he would
D    
She told him tales about his soldier dad
       A             Am            Em     G A B7 C#7 F#
But it made her sad, then she'd cry, oh my
F#
Ted used to tell her he'd be twice as good
       C#                     C#m        B6       B7 C#7
And he knew he could, because in his head  He said

F#7                    B7 
Mommy don't worry, now Teddy boy's here
E                   A
Taking good care of you
F#7                     B7
Mommy don't worry, your teddy boy's here
E                A       D       A D A 
Teddy's going to see you through

D     
Then came the day she found herself a man
      A               Am      Em     G A D
Teddy turned and ran, far away, okay
D
He couldn't stand to see his mother in love
      A              Am         Em     G A B7 C#7 F#
With another man, he didn't know, oh no
F#
He found a place where he could settle down
         C#            C#m        B6       B7 C#9
And from time to time, in his head  He said

F#7                    B7   
Mommy don't worry, now Teddy boy's here
E                   A
Taking good care of you
F#7                         B7
Mommy don't worry, your teddy boy's here
E                A       D
Teddy's going to see you through

         F#7                    B7
She said, Teddy don't worry, now mommy is here
E                   A
Taking good care of you
F#7                     B7
Teddy don't worry, your mommy is here
E                A       D       D A
Mommy's going to see you through
D
This is the story of a boy named Ted
       A            Am          Em
If his mother said, Ted, be good, he would

[Outro] G  A  B7  C#7  F#