
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]