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Build Me Up Buttercup
The Foundations
the best ever version of this song was done by "banana's unite" - of
st brendan's, bristol - catch them this friday - 14th march 2003
INTRO: C / E7 / F / G
C / E7 / F / G / G
CHORUS
C E7
Why do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby
F G
Just to let me down (let me down) and mess me around
C E7
And then worst of all (worst of all) you never call, baby
F G
When you say you will (say you will) but I love you still
C C#dim
I need you (I need you) more than anyone, darlin'
F Fm
You know that I have from the start
C G F/E7/D/C
So build me up (build me up) Buttercup, don't break my heart
VERSE 1
C G Bb F
"I'll be over at ten", you told me time and again
C G
But you're late, I wait around and then (bah dah dah)
C G Bb F
I run to the door, I can't take any more
C G
It's not you, you let me down again
Dm G
(Hey, hey, hey!) Baby, baby, try to find
Em A
(Hey, hey, hey!) A little time, and I'll make you happy
F D
(Hey, hey, hey!) I'll be home
G
I'll be beside the phone waiting for you
No Chords
Ooo-oo-ooo, ooo-oo-ooo
CHORUS
C E7
Why do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby
F G
Just to let me down (let me down) and mess me around
C E7
And then worst of all (worst of all) you never call, baby
F G
When you say you will (say you will) but I love you still
C C#dim
I need you (I need you) more than anyone, darlin'
F Fm
You know that I have from the start
C G F/E7/D/C
So build me up (build me up) Buttercup, don't break my heart
VESRE 2 – same chords as first verse
You were my toy but I could be the boy you adore
If you'd just let me know (bah dah dah)
Although you're untrue, I'm attracted to you all the more
Why do I need you so
(Hey, hey, hey!) Baby, baby, try to find
(Hey, hey, hey!) A little time and I'll make you happy
(Hey, hey, hey!) I'll be home
I'll be beside the phone waiting for you
Ooo-oo-ooo, ooo-oo-ooo
CHORUS
C E7
Why do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby
F G
Just to let me down (let me down) and mess me around
C E7
And then worst of all (worst of all) you never call, baby
F G
When you say you will (say you will) but I love you still
C C#dim
I need you (I need you) more than anyone, darlin'
F Fm
You know that I have from the start
C G
So build me up (build me up) Buttercup, don't break my heart
At the end there is a rather evil sounding key change.
I suggest just repeating the chorus twice if you are performing the song,
but if u want to torture the audience, and ruin a good song then they key
change is to C# so, just move everything up a semi tone.
Finally, hello to the Kintbury guys, love u all
(Fiona, Sog, Jenny, Freya, James, Pete, Abi, Tom B,
Kate, and Fran) BANANA’S UNITE, no-one go to Weston super-mare,
is has a strange odour about the place, and is generally full
of potassium coloured people and dangerous substances about
the air, and water. (sorry jen:)lol )
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