Foundations (The)-Build Me Up Buttercup
[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]