Build Me Up Buttercup Foundations
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]I-I-I need yo[D]u-oo-oo more than a[D7]nyone, baby
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
...........................fade..........................
12/8 Time
Intro
[C] [E]
e|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|-------------------------5-|----5------5--5------------|
G|5----------5--5------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------2-|----2------2--2------------|
A|3----------3--3------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
[F] [G] [Csus4]
e|------ ------ ------ ----3-|----3- ----3- 3----- ------|
B|6----------6--6------------|-------------------------6-|
G|-------------------------0-|----0------0--0----------5-|
D|3----------3--3------------|-------------------------5-|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
[C] [E7-9] [E7] [F6]
e|------ ------ ------ ----1-|----0- 0----- ----0- ----1-|
B|----5--5-----------------0-|----0--0---3------0------3-|
G|----5--5-----------------1-|----1--1---1------1------2-|
D|----5--5-----------------0-|----0--0---0------0------3-|
A|3----------3--3------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|0----------0--0------------|
[F] [G]
e|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|----1--1-------------------|----3--3---3--3---3--3---3-|
G|----2--2-------------------|----0--0---0--0---0--0---0-|
D|----3--3-------------------|----0--0---0--0---0--0---0-|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|1----------1--1------------|----3--3---3--3---3--3---3-|
e|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|---------------------------|
G|0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0-|
D|0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0-|
A|---------------------------|
E|3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3-|
Why do you build
Chorus
[C] [Csus4] [C] [E7]
e|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|5----------6------5--5-----|----3------3------3--------|
G|5----------5------5--5-----|----1------1------1--------|
D|5----------5------5--5-----|----0------0------0--------|
A|3----------3--3------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|0----------0--0------------|
me up bu..ttercup baby just to
[F] [G]
e|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|1----------3------1--1-----|-------3----------3--------|
G|2----------2------2--2-----|-------0----------0--------|
D|3----------3------3--3-----|-------0----------0--------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|1----------1--1------------|3----------3--3------------|
let me down and mess me around and the worst
[C] [Csus4] [C] [E7]
e|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|5----------6------5--5-----|----3------3------3--------|
G|5----------5------5--5-----|----1------1------1--------|
D|5----------5------5--5-----|----0------0------0--------|
A|3----------3--3------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|0----------0--0------------|
of all you never call baby when you
[F] [G]
e|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|1----------3------1--1-----|-------3----------3--------|
G|2----------2------2--2-----|-------0----------0--------|
D|3----------3------3--3-----|-------0----------0--------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|1----------1--1------------|3----------3--3------------|
say you will but I love you still I need you
[C] [C7]
e|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|-------1-------------1-----|-------1-------------1-----|
G|-------0-------------0-----|-------0-------------0-----|
D|-------2-------------2-----|-------2-------------2-----|
A|3----------3--3------------|1----------1--1------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
more than a....nyone darling you
[F] [Ab]
e|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|-------1-------------1-----|---------------------------|
G|-------2-------------2-----|-------5-------------5-----|
D|-------3-------------3-----|-------6-------------6-----|
A|0----------0--0------------|-------6-------------6-----|
E|---------------------------|4----------4--4------------|
know that I have from the start build
[C] [Csus4] [C] [G]
e|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|-----------6------5--5-----|----3-------------3--------|
G|-----------5------5--5-----|----0-------------0--------|
D|-----------5------5--5-----|----0-------------0--------|
A|3----------3--3------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|3----------3--3------------|
me up bu..ttercup don't break my
[F] [C] [G] [C] [G]
e|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|----1---------1------0-----|---------------------------|
G|----2---------0------0-----|---------------------------|
D|----3---------2------0---2-|----0--0---0--0---0--0---0-|
A|-------------------------3-|----2--2---2--2---2--2---2-|
E|-------------------------3-|----3--3---3--3---3--3---3-|
heart I'll be o..
Verse
[C] [G] [Bb] [F]
e|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|-------5---5---------3---3-|-------3---3---------1---1-|
G|-------5---5---------4---4-|-------3---3---------2---2-|
D|-------5---5---------5---5-|-------3---3---------3---3-|
A|3--------------------------|1--------------------------|
E|--------------3------------|--------------1------------|
...ver at ten you told me time and a...gain but you're la.
[C] [G] [F]
e|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|-------5---5---------3---3-|-------1---1---------1-----|
G|-------5---5---------4---4-|-------2---2---------2-----|
D|-------5---5---------5---5-|-------3---3---------3-----|
A|3--------------------------|---------------------------|
E|--------------3------------|1-------------1------------|
..te I wait around and then I
[C] [G] [Bb] [F]
e|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|-------5---5---------3---3-|-------3---3---------1---1-|
G|-------5---5---------4---4-|-------3---3---------2---2-|
D|-------5---5---------5---5-|-------3---3---------3---3-|
A|3--------------------------|1--------------------------|
E|--------------3------------|--------------1------------|
run to the door I can't take any more it's not you
[C] [G] [F] [Fmaj7] [Dm]
e|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ----1-|
B|-------5---5---------3---3-|-------1------1---1------3-|
G|-------5---5---------4---4-|-------2------2---2------2-|
D|-------5---5---------5---5-|-------3------3---2--------|
A|3--------------------------|---------------------------|
E|--------------3------------|1--------------------------|
you let me down again
Middle eight
[Dm] [G]
e|------ 1---1- ------ 1---1-|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|-------3---3---------3---3-|-------3---3--3---3------0-|
G|-------2---2---------2---2-|-------0---0--0---0------0-|
D|0--------------------------|-------0---0--0---3------2-|
A|--------------0------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|3--------------------------|
baby baby try to find
[Em] [A] [A7] [F]
e|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|-------0---0---------0-----|-------2------2---2------1-|
G|-------0---0---------0-----|-------2------2---2------2-|
D|-------2---2---------2-----|-------2------2---2------3-|
A|--------------2------------|0-------------0------------|
E|0--------------------------|------------------3--------|
a little time and I'll make you happy I'll
[D7]
e|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|-------1---1---------1-----|-------1---1---------1-----|
G|-------2---2---------2-----|-------2---2---------2-----|
D|-------3---3---------3-----|-------0---0---------0-----|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|1----------1--1------------|2----------2--2------------|
be home I'll be beside the phone waitin' for
[G]
e|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|3----------3---------------|3--------------------------|
G|0----------0---------------|0--------------------------|
D|0----------0---------------|0--------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|3----------3--3------------|3--------------------------|
you
[G]
e|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|---------------------------|----3--3---3--3---3--3---3-|
G|---------------------------|----0--0---0--0---0--0---0-|
D|---------------------------|----0--0---0--0---0--0---0-|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|----3--3---3--3---3--3---3-|
why do you build
Last Chorus
[C] [E7]
e|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|5----------6------5--5-----|----3------3------3--------|
G|5----------5------5--5-----|----1------1------1--------|
D|5----------5------5--5-----|----0------0------0--------|
A|3----------3--3------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|0----------0--0------------|
me up Bu....ttercup ba....by just to
[F] [G]
e|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|1----------3------1--1-----|-------3----------3--------|
G|2----------2------2--2-----|-------0----------0--------|
D|3----------3------3--3-----|-------0----------0--------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|1----------1--1------------|3----------3--3------------|
let me down and mess me a round and the worst
[C] [E7]
e|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|5----------6------5--5-----|----3------3------3--------|
G|5----------5------5--5-----|----1------1------1--------|
D|5----------5------5--5-----|----0------0------0--------|
A|3----------3--3------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|0----------0--0------------|
of all you never call ba...by when you
[F] [G]
e|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|1----------3------1--1-----|-------3----------3--------|
G|2----------2------2--2-----|-------0----------0--------|
D|3----------3------3--3-----|-------0----------0--------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|1----------1--1------------|3----------3--3------------|
say you will but I love you still I need you
[C] [C7]
e|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|-------1-------------1-----|-------1-------------1-----|
G|-------0-------------0-----|-------0-------------0-----|
D|-------2-------------2-----|-------2-------------2-----|
A|3----------3--3------------|1----------1--1------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
more than a......nyone ba...by you
[F] [Ab]
e|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|-------1-------------1-----|---------------------------|
G|-------2-------------2-----|-------5-------------5-----|
D|-------3-------------3-----|-------6-------------6-----|
A|0----------0--0------------|-------6-------------6-----|
E|---------------------------|4----------4--4------------|
know that I have from the start build
[C] [Csus4] [C] [G]
e|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|5----------6------5--5-----|----3-------------3--------|
G|5----------5------5--5-----|----0-------------0--------|
D|5----------5------5--5-----|----0-------------0--------|
A|3----------3--3------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|3----------3--3------------|
me up Bu...ttercup don't break my
[A]
e|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|-------2-------------2-----|----2----2----2---2----2---|
G|-------2-------------2-----|----2----2----2---2----2---|
D|-------2-------------2-----|----2----2----2---2----2---|
A|0----------0--0------------|----0----0----0---0----0---|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
heart I ...I ...I need you
[D] [D7]
e|------ 2----- ------ 2-----|------ 2----- ------ 2-----|
B|-------3-------------3-----|-------3-------------3-----|
G|-------2-------------2-----|-------2-------------2-----|
D|0----------0--0------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|3----------3--3------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
more than a....nyone baby you
[G] [Gm]
e|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|3---3----3----3---3----3---|-------3-------------3-----|
G|0---0----0----0---0----0---|-------0-------------0-----|
D|0---0----0----0---0----0---|-------0-------------0-----|
A|2---2----2----2---2----2---|1----------1--1------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
know that I have from the start build
Fade.................
[D]
e|2----- ----3- ----2- 2-----|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|3----------3------3--3-----|2----------3------2--2-----|
G|2----------2------2--2-----|2----------2------2--2-----|
D|0----------0--0------------|2----------2------2--2-----|
A|---------------------------|0----------0--0------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
me up bu..ttercup don't break my
........................................................
B Bend
R Release
/ slide up
slide down
h hammer-on
P pull-off
~ vibrato
+ harmonic
x Mute note
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