| f | Build Me Up Buttercup [C] | f | Build Me Up Buttercup [C] |
| The Foundations | | The Foundations |
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| |Chorus: | | |Chorus: |
| |[NC] Why do you [C] build me up [E7] buttercup baby | | |[NC] Why do you [C] build me up [E7] buttercup baby |
| |Just to [F] let me down and [Dm] mess me around | | |Just to [F] let me down and [Dm] mess me around |
| |And then [C] worst of all you [E7] never call, baby | | |And then [C] worst of all you [E7] never call, baby |
| |When you [F] say you will but [Dm] I love you still | | |When you [F] say you will but [Dm] I love you still |
| |I need [C] you more than [C7] anyone darling | | |I need [C] you more than [C7] anyone darling |
| |You [F] know that I have from the [Fm] start | | |You [F] know that I have from the [Fm] start |
| |So [C] build me up [G] Buttercup don't break my [F] heart [C] | | |So [C] build me up [G] Buttercup don't break my [F] heart [C] |
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| Verse 1: | | Verse 1: |
| I'll be [C] over at [G] ten you told me [Bb] time and [F] again | | I'll be [C] over at [G] ten you told me [Bb] time and [F] again |
| But you're [C] late... I'm waiting [F] round and then | | But you're [C] late... I'm waiting [F] round and then |
| I [C] run to the [G] door, I can't [Bb] take any [F] more | | I [C] run to the [G] door, I can't [Bb] take any [F] more |
| It's not [C] you... you let me [F] down again | | It's not [C] you... you let me [F] down again |
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| Pre-Chorus: | | Pre-Chorus: |
| [F] Hey hey [Dm] hey | | [F] Hey hey [Dm] hey |
| Baby, baby, try to find | | Baby, baby, try to find |
| n | [G] Hey,hey, [Em] hey | n | Hey,hey, [Em] hey |
| A little time, and [A7] I'll make you happy | | A little time, and [A7] I'll make you happy |
| [Dm] I'll be home, I'll be be[D7]side the phone waiting for [G] you... | | [Dm] I'll be home, I'll be be[D7]side the phone waiting for [G] you... |
| [G] You-oo-ooh... ooh-oo-ooh....ooh-oo-ooh | | [G] You-oo-ooh... ooh-oo-ooh....ooh-oo-ooh |
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| Chorus: | | Chorus: |
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| Verse 2: | | Verse 2: |
| To [C] you I'm a [G] toy, but I [Bb] could be the [F] boy | | To [C] you I'm a [G] toy, but I [Bb] could be the [F] boy |
| You [C] adore... if you'd just [F] let me know | | You [C] adore... if you'd just [F] let me know |
| Al[C]though you're un[G]true I'm at[Bb]tracted to [F] you | | Al[C]though you're un[G]true I'm at[Bb]tracted to [F] you |
| All the [C] more... why do you [F] treat me so? | | All the [C] more... why do you [F] treat me so? |
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| Pre-Chorus: | | Pre-Chorus: |
| [F] Hey hey [Dm] hey | | [F] Hey hey [Dm] hey |
| Baby, baby, try to find | | Baby, baby, try to find |
| t | [G] Hey,hey, [Em] hey | t | Hey,hey, [Em] hey |
| A little time, and [A7] I'll make you happy | | A little time, and [A7] I'll make you happy |
| [Dm] I'll be home, I'll be be[D7]side the phone waiting for [G] you... | | [Dm] I'll be home, I'll be be[D7]side the phone waiting for [G] you... |
| [G] You-oo-ooh... ooh-oo-ooh | | [G] You-oo-ooh... ooh-oo-ooh |
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| |Chorus: | | |Chorus: |
| |[NC] Why do you [C] build me up [E7] buttercup baby | | |[NC] Why do you [C] build me up [E7] buttercup baby |
| |Just to [F] let me down and [Dm] mess me around | | |Just to [F] let me down and [Dm] mess me around |
| |And then [C] worst of all you [E7] never call, baby | | |And then [C] worst of all you [E7] never call, baby |
| |When you [F] say you will but [Dm] I love you still | | |When you [F] say you will but [Dm] I love you still |
| |I need [C] you more than [C7] anyone darling | | |I need [C] you more than [C7] anyone darling |
| |You [F] know that I have from the [Fm] start | | |You [F] know that I have from the [Fm] start |
| |So [C] build me up [G] Buttercup don't break my [F] heart [C] | | |So [C] build me up [G] Buttercup don't break my [F] heart [C] |
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| Outro: | | Outro: |
| I need [C] you more than [C7] anyone, darling | | I need [C] you more than [C7] anyone, darling |
| [Slowing] | | [Slowing] |
| You [F] know that I have from the [Fm] start | | You [F] know that I have from the [Fm] start |
| So [C] build me up, [G] Buttercup, don't break my [F] heart [Em] [Dm] [C] | | So [C] build me up, [G] Buttercup, don't break my [F] heart [Em] [Dm] [C] |