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Build Me Up Buttercup

The Foundations

1968 Motown-flavoured singalong โ€” bouncy and bittersweet, perfect for a group.

key C medium lovefeel-goodoldiespop

Intro

C E F G  

C E7 F G  

Verse 1

C "I'll be over at G ten," you told me Bb time and a F gain

But you're C late, I wait around and F then

C I went to the G door, I can't take any Bb more F  

It's not C you, you let me down a F gain

Pre-Chorus

F (Hey, hey, C hey!) Dm Baby, baby, try to G find

G (Hey, Fm hey, Em hey!) A little time and A7 I'll

F make you happy

F I'll be home

I'll be D7 beside the phone waiting for G you

G Ooo-oo-ooo, ooo-oo-ooo

Chorus

C Why do you build me up (build me up)

E7 Buttercup, baby

Just to F let me down (let me down) and mess me a G round

And C then worst of all (worst of all) you never E7 call, baby

When you F say you will (say you will) but I love you G still

I C need you (I need you) more than anyone, C7 darlin'

You F know that I have from the Fm start

So C build me up (build me up) Buttercup, G  

F Don't break my heart C/E G/D C G  

Verse 2

C To you I'm a G toy but I could be the Bb boy you F  

A C dore, if you'd just let me F know

C Although you're un G true,

I'm at Bb tracted to F you all the C more

Why F do I need you so

Pre-Chorus

F (Hey, hey, C hey!) Dm Baby, baby, try to G find

G (Hey, Fm hey, Em hey!) A little time and A7 I'll

F make you happy

F I'll be home

I'll be D7 beside the phone waiting for G you

G Ooo-oo-ooo, ooo-oo-ooo

Chorus

C Why do you build me up (build me up)

E7 Buttercup, baby

Just to F let me down (let me down) and mess me a G round

And C then worst of all (worst of all) you never E7 call, baby

When you F say you will (say you will) but I love you G still

I C need you (I need you) more than anyone, C7 darlin'

You F know that I have from the Fm start

So C build me up (build me up) Buttercup

A7 Don't break my heart

Outro

D I need you (I need you) more than anyone, D7 baby

G You know that I have from the Gm start

So D build me up (build me up) A Buttercup

(fade out)