[Intro - BPM 134] No snare - just bass drum following C E F G
[full drums - with riff keep as many fingers on fret and/or string as possible when transitioning] Csus4 E* F G (just bass drum now) E x-xx----1-0-x----1-1------3------------------- B 6-55----0-0-3----3-1------3----------------- G 5-55----1-1-1----2-2------0------------------ D 5-55----2-2-0----x-3------0------------------ A 3-33----2-2-2----3-3------2------------------ E --------0-0-0----1-1------33-33-33-33--"why do you ...." *Play 122 with 2nd, 4th and 3rd fingers so keep first finger free for 1st fret on high E then bring little finger across to play 3rd fret on B then can slide up the 2nd and 3rd fingers to play the F6 chord
[Chorus - keep bouncing going figure during G] [G] Why do you [C] build me up (build me up) [E7] Buttercup, baby Just to [F] let me down (let me down) and [G] mess me around And then [C] worst of all (worst of all) [E7] you never call, baby When you [F] say you will (say you will) but [G] I love you still I need [C] you (I need you) more than [C7] anyone, darlin' You [F] know that I have from the [Fm] start So [C] build me up [G] Buttercup, Don't break my heart [F][Em] ([Dm][C]) [G][G][G]
[Verse] "I'll be o [C] ver at t [G] en," you told me [Bb] time and [F] again But you're la [C] te, I wait [F] around and then I [C] went to the [G] door, I can't [Bb] take any [F] more It's not [C] you, you let me [F] down again ( [F] Hey, [C] hey, [Dm] hey!) Baby, baby, try to find ( [G] Hey, [Fm] hey, [Em] hey!) A little time and I'll make you [A] hap [G] py [F] I'll be home I'll be [D7] beside the phone waiting for yo [G] u (just bass drum) O [G] oo-oo-ooo, o [G] oo-oo-ooo
[Chorus] Why do you [C] build me up (build me up) [E7] Buttercup, baby Just to [F] let me down (let me down) and [G] mess me around And then [C] worst of all (worst of all) [E7] you never call, baby When you [F] say you will (say you will) but [G] I love you still I need [C] you (I need you) more than [C7] anyone, darlin' You know th [F] at I have from the [Fm] start So [C] build me up (build me up) [G] Buttercup, Don't break my heart [F][Em][Dm-C][G][G][G]
[Verse] To [C] you I'm a [G] toy but I [Bb] could be the [F] boy you A [C] dore, if you'd just l [F] et me know Alt [C] hough you're [G] untrue, I'm [Bb] attracted to [F] you all the [C] more Why do I [F] need you so ( [F] Hey, [C] hey, [Dm] hey!) Baby, baby, try to find ( [G] Hey, [Fm] hey, [Em] hey!) A little time and I'll make you mine [A][G] I [F] 'll be home I'll be [D7] beside the phone waiting for yo [G] u (just bass drum) O [G] oo-oo-ooo, [G] ooo-oo-ooo
[Chorus] Why do you [C] build me up (build me up) [E7] Buttercup, baby Just to [F] let me down (let me down) and [G] mess me around And then [C] worst of all (worst of all) [E7] you never call, baby When you [F] say you will (say you will) but [G] I love you still I need [C] you (I need you) more than [C7] anyone, darlin' You know th [F] at I have from the [Fm] start So [C] build me up (build me up) [G] Buttercup Don't break my [Am] heart [G]I I I need [C] you (I need you) more than [C7] anyone, darlin' You know th [F] at I have from the [Fm] start So [C] build me up (build me up) [G] Buttercup Don't break my heart [F][Em][Dm-C] [End]
[Verse 1 - Full time] [Am7] Too many broken hearts have [F] fallen in the river [C] Too many [Em/B] lonely souls have [D] drifted out to sea [F] You lay your bets and then you [Am/E] pay the [E] price The [Dm] things we do for [C] love The th [Dm7/G] ings we do for [C] love
[Verse 2] [Am7] Communication is the [F] problem to the answer [C] You've got her [Em/B] number and your [D] hand is on the phone [F] The weather's turned and all the [Am/E] lines are [E] down The [Dm] things we do for [C] love The [Dm7/G] things we do for [C] love
[Bridge] Like walking [C] in the rain a [C/G] nd the snow when there's [C] Nowhere to [C/G] go when you're [Dm] Feeling like a [Dm/C] part of you is [G7/B] dying [G7] And you're [Am] looking for the [G] answer in her [F] eyes [D9/F#] You [G] think you're gonna [E7/G#] break up Then she [Am] says she wants to [Fm] make up
[Middle 8 - Half time] [F#/G#] Ooh you make me [C#/G#] love you [D#m/G#] Ooh you've got a [C#/G#] way [F#/G#] Ooh you had me [C#/G#] crawling On [G#m7] the floor (oooh oooh ...) [G#m7]
[Solo] = [Verse] Am7 | F | C Em/B | D | F Am/E E Dm | C Dm7/G | C (break)
[Bridge] Like walking [C] in the rain a [C/G] nd the snow when there's [C] Nowhere to [C/G] go when you're [Dm] Feeling like a [Dm/C] part of you is [G7/B] dying [G7] And you're [Am] looking for the [G] answer in her [F] eyes [D9/F#] You [G] think you're gonna [E7/G#] break up Then she [Am] says she wants to [Fm] make up
[Middle 8 - Half time] [F#/G#] Ooh you make me [C#/G#] love you [D#m/G#] Ooh you've got a [C#/G#] way [F#/G#] Ooh you had me [C#/G#] crawling On the [G#m7] floor --------
[Verse 3] [Am7] A compromise would surely [F] help the situation [C] Agree to [Em/B] disagree but [D] disagree before [F] When after all it's just a [Am/E] compro [E] mise Of the [Dm] things we do for [C] love (The [Dm7/G] things we do for [C] love)
[Outro] The [Dm7/G] things we do for [C] love (The [Dm7/G] things we do for [C] love) (repeat and fade)
