Intro        C         E         F   G 

      Csus4       C    E7(b9)      E7     F6     F   G 
                                    Chorus 
G               C        C4    C         E7 
Why do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby
        F            F6  F           G 
Just to let me down (let me down)and mess me around
         C             Csus4 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                                  C7
I need you (I need you) more than anyone, darlin'
    F                            Ab 
You know that I have from the start
       C                     G 
So build me up (build me up) Buttercup,
                   F  C G C G 
don't break my heart 
 
Verse 
G        C          G              Bb            F 
"I'll be over at ten", you told me time and again
             C  G             F 
But you're late, I'm waitin' 'round and then (bah-dah-dah)
  C              G             Bb        F 
I run to the store, I can't take any more
          C G           F 
without you, you let me down again 
 
Middle eight 
F    F7M   Dm                  G
(Hey, hey, hey!) Baby, baby, try to find
              Em                    A             A7 
(Hey, hey, hey!) A little time, and I'll make you happy
                 F 
(Hey, hey, hey!) I'll be home
           D7                        G 
I'll be beside the phone waiting for you, ooo-oo-ooo 
                                     
Chorus 
 
Verse 
C             G           Bb         F        C  G 
You were my toy but I could be the boy you adore
              F 
If you'd just let me know (bah-dah-dah)
    C                G           Bb        F           C   G 
Although you're untrue, I'm attracted to you all the more 
           F
Why do you treat me so 
 
Middle eight 
F     F7M  Dm                  G
(Hey, hey, hey!) Baby, baby, try to find
              Em                   A             A7 
(Hey, hey, hey!) A little time and I'll make you happy
                  F 
(Hey, hey, hey!) I'll be home
          D7                         G 
I'll be beside the phone waiting for you, ooo-oo-ooo 
 
Chorus 
G               C        C4    C         E7 
Why do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby
        F            F6  F           G 
Just to let me down (let me down)and mess me around
         C             C4    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           C7
I need you more than anyone, darlin' 
    F                           Ab
You know that I have from the start 
     C                        G                     A
Build me up (build me up) Buttercup, don't break my heart 
A             D                   D7                                               
{sot} 

I-I-I need you-oo-oo more than anyone, baby 
 
{eot} 
    G                          Gm
You know that I have from the start 
    D                       A
Build me up (build me up) Buttercup, don't break my heart