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Build Me Up Buttercup Foundations
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[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]
I-I-I need you-oo-oo more than anyone, 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
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12/8 Time
Intro
[C] [E]
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[F] [G] [Csus4]
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[C] [E7-9] [E7] [F6]
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[F] [G]
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Why do you build
Chorus
[C] [Csus4] [C] [E7]
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me up bu..ttercup baby just to
[F] [G]
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let me down and mess me around and the worst
[C] [Csus4] [C] [E7]
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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]
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more than a....nyone darling you
[F] [Ab]
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know that I have from the start build
[C] [Csus4] [C] [G]
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me up bu..ttercup don't break my
[F] [C] [G] [C] [G]
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heart I'll be o..
Verse
[C] [G] [Bb] [F]
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...ver at ten you told me time and a...gain but you're la.
[C] [G] [F]
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..te I wait around and then I
[C] [G] [Bb] [F]
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run to the door I can't take any more it's not you
[C] [G] [F] [Fmaj7] [Dm]
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you let me down again
Middle eight
[Dm] [G]
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baby baby try to find
[Em] [A] [A7] [F]
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a little time and I'll make you happy I'll
[D7]
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be home I'll be beside the phone waitin' for
[G]
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you
[G]
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why do you build
Last Chorus
[C] [E7]
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me up Bu....ttercup ba....by just to
[F] [G]
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let me down and mess me a round and the worst
[C] [E7]
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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]
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know that I have from the start build
[C] [Csus4] [C] [G]
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me up Bu...ttercup don't break my
[A]
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heart I ...I ...I need you
[D] [D7]
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more than a....nyone baby you
[G] [Gm]
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know that I have from the start build
Fade.................
[D]
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me up bu..ttercup don't break my
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B Bend
R Release
/ slide up
slide down
h hammer-on
P pull-off
~ vibrato
+ harmonic
x Mute note
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