Standard Tuning EADGBe
****No Capo****
Intro: F F Bb F
Verse 1:
Bb
Tessie is the Royal Rooters rally cry
F
Tessie is the tune they always sung
F
Tessie echoed April through October nights
Bb F
After serenading Stahl, Dinneen and Young
Bb
Tessie is a maiden with a sparkling eye
F
Tessie is a maiden with a love
F
She doesn't know the meaning of her sight
Bb F
She's got a comment full of love
Break:
Bb F F F Eb F
Verse 2:
Bb
And sometimes when the game is on the line
F
Tessie always carried them away
F
Up the road from third base to Huntington
Bbn F
The boys will always sing and sway....
Two! Three! Four!
Chorus 1:
Bb
Tessie, "Nuff Said" McGreevey shouted
Eb
We're not here to mess around
Bb F
Boston, you know we love you madly
Bb F
Hear the crowd roar to your sound
Bb
Don't blame us if we ever doubt you
Eb
You know we couldn't live without you
F Bb F
Tessie, you are the only only oooooooonly
Verse 2:
Bb
The Rooters showed up at the grounds one day
F
They found their seats had all been sold
F
McGreevey led the charge into the park
Bb F
Stormed the gates and put the game on hold
Bb
The Rooters gave the other team a dreadful fright
F
Boston's tenth man could not be wrong
F
Up from third base to Huntington
Bb F
They'd sing another victory song....
Two! Three! Four!
Chorus 2:
Bb
Tessie, "Nuff Said" McGreevey shouted
Eb
We're not here to mess around
Bb F
Boston, you know we love you madly
Bb F
Hear the crowd roar to your sound
Bb
Don't blame us if we ever doubt you
Eb
You know we couldn't live without you
F Bb F
Tessie, you are the only only oooooooonly
Verse 3.5:
Bb
The Rooters gave the other team a dreadful fright
F
Boston's tenth man could not be wrong
F
Up from third base to Huntington
Bb F
They'd sing another victory song....
Two! Three! Four!
Chorus 3:
Bb
Tessie "Nuff Said" McGreevey shouted
Eb
We're not here to mess around
Bb F
Boston, you know we love you madly
Bb F
Hear the crowd roar to your sound
Bb
Don't blame us if we ever doubt you
Eb
You know we couldn't live without you
F Bb F
Red Sox, you are the only only oooooooonly
Outro:
Bb F Bb F
(till fade)
