Ready Teddy

by Little Richard, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly · posted by WaltP

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Tab

READY TEDDY
By: John Marascalco & Robert Blackwell
Little Richard, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley
Key: C

Read-y, set, go man go,

I got a girl that I love so,

 5  -5* -5* -5* -5*  -5 -5  5  5
I'm read-y, read-y, read-y ted-dy,
-3    6  5  -5* -5*  -5 -5  5  5 
I'm read-y, read-y, read-y ted-dy,
 5   -5 -5  -5* -5*  -5 -5  5  5
I'm read-y, read-y, read-y ted-dy,
-3  -5* -5* -5* -5*   5  5 -3 3   5  5   5 
I'm read-y, read-y, read-y to a rock'n'roll.


-3  3   5   5   5   5   5
Go-ing down to the cor-ner, 
 -3  5  5    5   5  -5*
pick up my sweet-ie pie,
 -5* -5* -5* -5* -5* -5*-5* 
She's my rock'n'roll ba-by, 
 -5*  -5* -5*-5* -5*-5* 5 
she's the ap-ple of my eye,

  -3   3   -5 -5
Cause I'm read-y, 
5  -5* -5* -5* -5*  -5 -5  5  5
I'm read-y, read-y, read-y ted-dy,
-3    6  5  -5* -5*  -5 -5  5  5 
I'm read-y, read-y, read-y ted-dy,
 5   -5 -5  -5* -5*  -5 -5  5  5
I'm read-y, read-y, read-y ted-dy,
-3  -5* -5* -5* -5*   5  5 -3 3   5  5   5 
I'm read-y, read-y, read-y to a rock'n'roll.

 -3   3   5    5    5  -3   3   5  5   5    6
Well the flat top cats and the dun-ga-ree dolls,
-33   5  5   5   5   5  -3  3    5   5  -3 3
Are head-ed for the gym to the sock hop ball,
 3    5   5    5  5    5  5
The joint is real-ly jump-in', 
 5    5   5  5   5   -5*
the cats are go-ing wild,
-5* -5*-5* -5* -5*  -5* -5*
The mus-ic real-ly sends me, 
-5*-5*  -5* -5*-5*  -5*
I  dig that cra-zy style,

  -3   3   -5 -5
Cause I'm read-y, 
5  -5* -5* -5* -5*  -5 -5  5  5
I'm read-y, read-y, read-y ted-dy,
-3    6  5  -5* -5*  -5 -5  5  5 
I'm read-y, read-y, read-y ted-dy,
 5   -5 -5  -5* -5*  -5 -5  5  5
I'm read-y, read-y, read-y ted-dy,
-3  -5* -5* -5* -5*   5  5 -3 3   5  5   5 
I'm read-y, read-y, read-y to a rock'n'roll.

-3  3    5   5  5    5
Gon-na kick off my shoes, 
-3 3  5  5  5  5    6
roll up my fad-ed jeans,
 -3  3    5  5   5  5  5
Grab my rock'n'roll ba-by, 
-3 3 5   5   -3 3
pour on the steam,
3  5    5  5   5    5
I shuf-fle to the left, 
5   5   5  5   5   -5*
I shuf-fle to the right,
-5*-5*  -5*-5*-5* -5* -5* -5*-5*  -5*-5*  -5* 
Gon-na rock'n'roll to the ear-ly, ear-ly night,

  -3   3   -5 -5
Cause I'm read-y, 
5  -5* -5* -5* -5*  -5 -5  5  5
I'm read-y, read-y, read-y ted-dy,
-3    6  5  -5* -5*  -5 -5  5  5 
I'm read-y, read-y, read-y ted-dy,
 5   -5 -5  -5* -5*  -5 -5  5  5
I'm read-y, read-y, read-y ted-dy,
-3  -5* -5* -5* -5*   5  5 -3 3   5  5   5 
I'm read-y, read-y, read-y to a rock'n'roll.

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