Build Me Up Buttercup Chords
by Foundations
Build Me Up Buttercup by Foundations is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, E, F, G, Csus4, E7/9-, E7, F6, C7, Bb, Fmaj7, Dm, Em, A, A7, D7, Fmaj, Ab, D and Gm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro C E F G
Csus4 C E7/9- E7 F6 F G
Chorus
{G}Why do you build{C} me up (b{Csus4}uild m{C}e up) Butt{E7}ercup, baby
Just to {F}let me down ({F6}let {F}me down)and {G}mess me around
And then {C}worst of all ({Csus4}worst {C}of all) you E7}never call, baby
When you {F}say you will (say you will) but {G}I love you still
{C}I need you (I need you) more than a{C7}nyone, darlin'
You {F}know that I have from the sta{Ab}rt
So buil{C}d me up (build me up) {G}Buttercup,
don't break my hear{F}t C G C G
Verse
{G}"I'll be {C}over at ten{G}", you told me {Bb}time and again{F}
But you're la{C}te,{G} I'm waitin' '{F}round and then (bah-dah-dah)
I {C}run to the stor{G}e, I can't tak{Bb}e any more{F}
without yo{C}u,{G} you let me {F}down again
Middle eight
({F}Hey,{Fmaj7} hey, {Dm}hey!) Baby, baby, tr{G}y to find
(Hey, hey, hey{Em}!) A little time, and {A}I'll make you A7}happy
(Hey, hey, hey!) {F}I'll be home
I'll be bes{D7}ide the phone waiting for {G}you, ooo-oo-ooo
Chorus
Verse
{C}You were my to{G}y but I coul{Bb}d be the bo{F}y you ado{C}re G
If you'd just {F}let me know (bah-dah-dah)
Alth{C}ough you're untru{G}e, I'm attra{Bb}cted to yo{F}u all the mo{C}re G
Why do you {F}treat me so
Middle eight
({F}Hey, Fmaj}hey, {Dm}hey!) Baby, baby, tr{G}y to find
(Hey, hey, hey{Em}!) A little time and {A}I'll make you A7}happy
(Hey, hey, hey!) I{F}'ll be home
I'll be be{D7}side the phone waiting for {G}you, ooo-oo-ooo
Chorus
{G}Why do you build{C} me up (b{Csus4}uild m{C}e up) Butt{E7}ercup, baby
Just to {F}let me down ({F6}let {F}me down)and {G}mess me around
And then {C}worst of all ({Csus4}worst {C}of all) you E7}never call, baby
When you {F}say you will (say you will) but {G}I love you still
I need you{C} more than a{C7}nyone, darlin'
You {F}know that I have from the st{Ab}art
Build{C} me up (build me up) Butt{G}ercup, don't break my {A}heart
A D D7
{sot}
I-I-I need you-oo-oo more than anyone, baby
{eot}
You {G}know that I have from the s{Gm}tart
Buil{D}d me up (build me up) Bu{A}ttercup, don't break my heart