Foundations

Build Me Up Buttercup(Chords)

Foundations

Key: C

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	        Intro        C         E         F   G 
      Csus4       C    E7/9-      E7     F6     F   G 
                                    Chorus 
 
{G}Why do you build{C} me up (b{Csus4}uild m{C}e up) Butt{E7}ercup, baby 
Just to {F}let me down ({F6}let {F}me down)and {G}mess me around 
And then {C}worst of all ({Csus4}worst {C}of all) you E7}never call, baby 
When you {F}say you will (say you will) but {G}I love you still 
 
{C}I need you (I need you) more than a{C7}nyone, darlin' 
You {F}know that I have from the sta{Ab}rt 
So buil{C}d me up (build me up) {G}Buttercup, 
don't break my hear{F}t  C  G  C  G 
 
 
 
Verse 
 
{G}'I'll be {C}over at ten{G}', you told me {Bb}time and again{F} 
But you're la{C}te,{G} I'm waitin' '{F}round and then (bah-dah-dah) 
I {C}run to the stor{G}e, I can't tak{Bb}e any more{F} 
without yo{C}u,{G} you let me {F}down again 
 
 
 
Middle eight 
 
 
({F}Hey,{Fmaj7} hey, {Dm}hey!) Baby, baby, tr{G}y to find 
(Hey, hey, hey{Em}!) A little time, and {A}I'll make you A7}happy 
(Hey, hey, hey!) {F}I'll be home 
I'll be bes{D7}ide the phone waiting for {G}you, ooo-oo-ooo 
 
                                     
Chorus 
 
 
 
Verse 
 
{C}You were my to{G}y but I coul{Bb}d be the bo{F}y you ado{C}re G 
If you'd just {F}let me know (bah-dah-dah) 
Alth{C}ough you're untru{G}e, I'm attra{Bb}cted to yo{F}u all the mo{C}re  G 
Why do you {F}treat me so 
 
 
 
Middle eight 
 
 
({F}Hey, Fmaj}hey, {Dm}hey!) Baby, baby, tr{G}y to find 
(Hey, hey, hey{Em}!) A little time and {A}I'll make you A7}happy 
(Hey, hey, hey!) I{F}'ll be home 
I'll be be{D7}side the phone waiting for {G}you, ooo-oo-ooo 
 
 
 
Chorus 
 
 
{G}Why do you build{C} me up (b{Csus4}uild m{C}e up) Butt{E7}ercup, baby 
Just to {F}let me down ({F6}let {F}me down)and {G}mess me around 
And then {C}worst of all ({Csus4}worst {C}of all) you E7}never call, baby 
When you {F}say you will (say you will) but {G}I love you still 
I need you{C} more than a{C7}nyone, darlin' 
You {F}know that I have from the st{Ab}art 
Build{C} me up (build me up) Butt{G}ercup, don't break my {A}heart 
A             D                   D7                                               
{sot} 
I-I-I need you-oo-oo more than anyone, baby 
 
{eot} 
You {G}know that I have from the s{Gm}tart 
Buil{D}d me up (build me up) Bu{A}ttercup, don't break my heart 
 

	        

Written by Michael d'Abo/Tony Macaulay

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