• Song:

    Build Me Up Buttercup

  • Artist:

    Foundations

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  The FOUNDATIONS - BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP (DIABO/MACAULAY)
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  Tabbed by:PJVillanueva

Intro        C (x32010@1)       E (022100@1)       F (133211@1) G (320003@1)     Csus4 (x33010@1)C (x32010@1) E7-9 (0x0101@1)E7 (020130@1) F6 (15xxxx@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1)Chorus

G (320003@1)             C (x32010@1)      Csus4 (x33010@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C         E7Why (020130@1)do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby
        F (133211@1)          F6 (15xxxx@1)F (133211@1)         GJust (320003@1)to let me down (let me down)and mess me around
         C (x32010@1)           Csus4 (x33010@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C           E7 (020130@1)
And then worst of all (worst of all) you never call, baby
         F (133211@1)                             G (320003@1) 
When you say you will (say you will) but I love you still

C (x32010@1)                                C7I (x32310@1)need you (I need you) more than anyone, darlin'
    F (133211@1)                          AbYou (xx1114@1)know that I have from the start
       C (x32010@1)                   GSo (320003@1)build me up (build me up) Buttercup,
                   F (133211@1)C (x32010@1)name="chord_320003@1">G C (x32010@1)name="chord_320003@1">G
don't break my heart



Verse

G (320003@1)      C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)            Bb (x1333x@1)          F"I'll (133211@1)be over at ten", you told me time and again
             C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)           FBut (133211@1)you're late, I'm waitin' 'round and then (bah-dah-dah)
  C (x32010@1)            G (320003@1)           Bb (x1333x@1)      FI (133211@1)run to the store, I can't take any more
          C (x32010@1)name="chord_320003@1">G           F (133211@1)        
without you, you let me down again



Middle eight

F (133211@1) Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">Dm                  G(Hey, (320003@1)hey, hey!) Baby, baby, try to find
              Em (022000@1)                  A (x02220@1)           A7(Hey, (x02020@1)hey, hey!) A little time, and I'll make you happy
                 F(Hey, (133211@1)hey, hey!) I'll be home
           D7 (xx0212@1)                      GI'll (320003@1)be beside the phone waiting for you, ooo-oo-ooo



CHORUS



Verse

C (x32010@1)           G (320003@1)         Bb (x1333x@1)       F (133211@1)      C (x32010@1)GYou (320003@1)were my toy but I could be the boy you adore
              FIf (133211@1)you'd just let me know (bah-dah-dah)
    C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1)         Bb (x1333x@1)      F (133211@1)         C (x32010@1) GAlthough (320003@1)you're untrue, I'm attracted to you all the more
           F (133211@1)         
Why do you treat me so



Middle eight

F (133211@1)  Fmaj (133211@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">Dm                  G(Hey, (320003@1)hey, hey!) Baby, baby, try to find
              Em (022000@1)                 A (x02220@1)           A7(Hey, (x02020@1)hey, hey!) A little time and I'll make you happy
                  F(Hey, (133211@1)hey, hey!) I'll be home
          D7 (xx0212@1)                       GI'll (320003@1)be beside the phone waiting for you, ooo-oo-ooo



CHORUS

G (320003@1)             C (x32010@1)      Csus4 (x33010@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C         E7Why (020130@1)do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby
        F (133211@1)          F6 (15xxxx@1)F (133211@1)         GJust (320003@1)to let me down (let me down)and mess me around
         C (x32010@1)           Csus4 (x33010@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C           E7 (020130@1)
And then worst of all (worst of all) you never call, baby
         F (133211@1)                             G (320003@1) 
When you say you will (say you will) but I love you still
          C (x32010@1)         C7 (x32310@1)    
I need you more than anyone, darlin'
    F (133211@1)                         AbYou (xx1114@1)know that I have from the start
     C (x32010@1)                      G (320003@1)                   ABuild (x02220@1)me up (build me up) Buttercup, don't break my heart
A (x02220@1)          D (xx0232@1)                D7 (xx0212@1)    
I-I-I need you-oo-oo more than anyone, baby
    G (320003@1)                        GmYou (355333@1)know that I have from the start
    D (xx0232@1)                     A (x02220@1)           
Build me up (build me up) Buttercup, don't break my heart

...........................fade..........................





12/8 Time



Intro
                                     
  C (x32010@1)                      Ee|------ (022100@1)------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|-------------------------5-|----5------5--5------------|
G|5----------5--5------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------2-|----2------2--2------------|
A|3----------3--3------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

F (133211@1)                      G (320003@1)                         Csus4e|------ (x33010@1)------ ------ ----3-|----3- ----3- 3----- ------|
B|6----------6--6------------|-------------------------6-|
G|-------------------------0-|----0------0--0----------5-|
D|3----------3--3------------|-------------------------5-|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

C (x32010@1)                  E7-9 (0x0101@1) E7 (020130@1)                 F6e|------ (15xxxx@1)------ ------ ----1-|----0- 0----- ----0- ----1-|
B|----5--5-----------------0-|----0--0---3------0------3-|
G|----5--5-----------------1-|----1--1---1------1------2-|
D|----5--5-----------------0-|----0--0---0------0------3-|
A|3----------3--3------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|0----------0--0------------|

F (133211@1)                         Ge|------ (320003@1)------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|----1--1-------------------|----3--3---3--3---3--3---3-|
G|----2--2-------------------|----0--0---0--0---0--0---0-|
D|----3--3-------------------|----0--0---0--0---0--0---0-|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|1----------1--1------------|----3--3---3--3---3--3---3-|

e|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|---------------------------|
G|0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0-|
D|0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0-|
A|---------------------------|
E|3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3-|
         Why    do     you build



Chorus

C (x32010@1)        Csus4 (x33010@1)C (x32010@1)       E7e|------ (020130@1)------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|5----------6------5--5-----|----3------3------3--------|
G|5----------5------5--5-----|----1------1------1--------|
D|5----------5------5--5-----|----0------0------0--------|
A|3----------3--3------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|0----------0--0------------|
      me up                bu..ttercup   baby      just to

F (133211@1)                         Ge|------ (320003@1)------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|1----------3------1--1-----|-------3----------3--------|
G|2----------2------2--2-----|-------0----------0--------|
D|3----------3------3--3-----|-------0----------0--------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|1----------1--1------------|3----------3--3------------|
  let me down             and mess me around   and the worst

C (x32010@1)        Csus4 (x33010@1)C (x32010@1)       E7e|------ (020130@1)------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|5----------6------5--5-----|----3------3------3--------|
G|5----------5------5--5-----|----1------1------1--------|
D|5----------5------5--5-----|----0------0------0--------|
A|3----------3--3------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|0----------0--0------------|
      of all              you never  call baby    when you

F (133211@1)                         Ge|------ (320003@1)------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|1----------3------1--1-----|-------3----------3--------|
G|2----------2------2--2-----|-------0----------0--------|
D|3----------3------3--3-----|-------0----------0--------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|1----------1--1------------|3----------3--3------------|
  say you will            but I love you still  I  need you



C (x32010@1)                         C7e|------ (x32310@1)------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|-------1-------------1-----|-------1-------------1-----|
G|-------0-------------0-----|-------0-------------0-----|
D|-------2-------------2-----|-------2-------------2-----|
A|3----------3--3------------|1----------1--1------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
                   more than a....nyone darling       you

F (133211@1)                         Abe|------ (xx1114@1)------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|-------1-------------1-----|---------------------------|
G|-------2-------------2-----|-------5-------------5-----|
D|-------3-------------3-----|-------6-------------6-----|
A|0----------0--0------------|-------6-------------6-----|
E|---------------------------|4----------4--4------------|
 know that I have from the start                       build

C (x32010@1)        Csus4 (x33010@1)C (x32010@1)       Ge|------ (320003@1)------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|-----------6------5--5-----|----3-------------3--------|
G|-----------5------5--5-----|----0-------------0--------|
D|-----------5------5--5-----|----0-------------0--------|
A|3----------3--3------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|3----------3--3------------|
      me up                bu..ttercup      don't break my

F (133211@1)       C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)    Ge|------ (320003@1)------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|----1---------1------0-----|---------------------------|
G|----2---------0------0-----|---------------------------|
D|----3---------2------0---2-|----0--0---0--0---0--0---0-|
A|-------------------------3-|----2--2---2--2---2--2---2-|
E|-------------------------3-|----3--3---3--3---3--3---3-|
  heart                                         I'll be o..





Verse

C (x32010@1)           G (320003@1)           Bb (x1333x@1)          Fe|------ (133211@1)------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|-------5---5---------3---3-|-------3---3---------1---1-|
G|-------5---5---------4---4-|-------3---3---------2---2-|
D|-------5---5---------5---5-|-------3---3---------3---3-|
A|3--------------------------|1--------------------------|
E|--------------3------------|--------------1------------|
  ...ver at ten   you told me time and a...gain but you're la.

C (x32010@1)           G (320003@1)           Fe|------ (133211@1)------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|-------5---5---------3---3-|-------1---1---------1-----|
G|-------5---5---------4---4-|-------2---2---------2-----|
D|-------5---5---------5---5-|-------3---3---------3-----|
A|3--------------------------|---------------------------|
E|--------------3------------|1-------------1------------|
  ..te             I wait around and then              I

C (x32010@1)           G (320003@1)           Bb (x1333x@1)          F (133211@1)   
e|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|-------5---5---------3---3-|-------3---3---------1---1-|
G|-------5---5---------4---4-|-------3---3---------2---2-|
D|-------5---5---------5---5-|-------3---3---------3---3-|
A|3--------------------------|1--------------------------|
E|--------------3------------|--------------1------------|
  run to the door  I  can't take any more      it's not you

C (x32010@1)           G (320003@1)           F (133211@1)               Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)Dme|------ (xx0231@1)------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ----1-|
B|-------5---5---------3---3-|-------1------1---1------3-|
G|-------5---5---------4---4-|-------2------2---2------2-|
D|-------5---5---------5---5-|-------3------3---2--------|
A|3--------------------------|---------------------------|
E|--------------3------------|1--------------------------|
                   you let me down again





Middle eight

Dm (xx0231@1)                        Ge|------ (320003@1)1---1- ------ 1---1-|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|-------3---3---------3---3-|-------3---3--3---3------0-|
G|-------2---2---------2---2-|-------0---0--0---0------0-|
D|0--------------------------|-------0---0--0---3------2-|
A|--------------0------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|3--------------------------|
         baby   baby        try  to  find

Em (022000@1)                        A (x02220@1)               A7 (x02020@1)   Fe|------ (133211@1)------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|-------0---0---------0-----|-------2------2---2------1-|
G|-------0---0---------0-----|-------2------2---2------2-|
D|-------2---2---------2-----|-------2------2---2------3-|
A|--------------2------------|0-------------0------------|
E|0--------------------------|------------------3--------|
       alittle (x02210@1)time      and I'll   make you happy    I'll

D7e|------ (xx0212@1)------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|-------1---1---------1-----|-------1---1---------1-----|
G|-------2---2---------2-----|-------2---2---------2-----|
D|-------3---3---------3-----|-------0---0---------0-----|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|1----------1--1------------|2----------2--2------------|
      be home      I'll be beside the phone waitin'    for

G (320003@1)                        
e|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|3----------3---------------|3--------------------------|
G|0----------0---------------|0--------------------------|
D|0----------0---------------|0--------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|3----------3--3------------|3--------------------------|
  you
 
                             Ge|------ (320003@1)------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|---------------------------|----3--3---3--3---3--3---3-|
G|---------------------------|----0--0---0--0---0--0---0-|
D|---------------------------|----0--0---0--0---0--0---0-|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|----3--3---3--3---3--3---3-|
                                     why    do     you build

Last Chorus

C (x32010@1)                         E7e|------ (020130@1)------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|5----------6------5--5-----|----3------3------3--------|
G|5----------5------5--5-----|----1------1------1--------|
D|5----------5------5--5-----|----0------0------0--------|
A|3----------3--3------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|0----------0--0------------|
      me up               Bu....ttercup  ba....by  just to

F (133211@1)                         Ge|------ (320003@1)------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|1----------3------1--1-----|-------3----------3--------|
G|2----------2------2--2-----|-------0----------0--------|
D|3----------3------3--3-----|-------0----------0--------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|1----------1--1------------|3----------3--3------------|
  let me down             and mess me around (x02210@1)and  the worst

C (x32010@1)                         E7e|------ (020130@1)------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|5----------6------5--5-----|----3------3------3--------|
G|5----------5------5--5-----|----1------1------1--------|
D|5----------5------5--5-----|----0------0------0--------|
A|3----------3--3------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|0----------0--0------------|
      of all             you  never  call ba...by when you

F (133211@1)                         Ge|------ (320003@1)------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|1----------3------1--1-----|-------3----------3--------|
G|2----------2------2--2-----|-------0----------0--------|
D|3----------3------3--3-----|-------0----------0--------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|1----------1--1------------|3----------3--3------------|
  say you will            but I love   you still I need you

C (x32010@1)                         C7e|------ (x32310@1)------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|-------1-------------1-----|-------1-------------1-----|
G|-------0-------------0-----|-------0-------------0-----|
D|-------2-------------2-----|-------2-------------2-----|
A|3----------3--3------------|1----------1--1------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
                  more than a......nyone ba...by       you

F (133211@1)                         Abe|------ (xx1114@1)------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|-------1-------------1-----|---------------------------|
G|-------2-------------2-----|-------5-------------5-----|
D|-------3-------------3-----|-------6-------------6-----|
A|0----------0--0------------|-------6-------------6-----|
E|---------------------------|4----------4--4------------|
  know  that  I have from the start                     build

C (x32010@1)        Csus4 (x33010@1)C (x32010@1)       Ge|------ (320003@1)------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|5----------6------5--5-----|----3-------------3--------|
G|5----------5------5--5-----|----0-------------0--------|
D|5----------5------5--5-----|----0-------------0--------|
A|3----------3--3------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|3----------3--3------------|
      me up                Bu...ttercup     don't break my

Ae|------ (x02220@1)------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|-------2-------------2-----|----2----2----2---2----2---|
G|-------2-------------2-----|----2----2----2---2----2---|
D|-------2-------------2-----|----2----2----2---2----2---|
A|0----------0--0------------|----0----0----0---0----0---|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  heart                           I ...I ...I   need    you

D (xx0232@1)                         D7e|------ (xx0212@1)2----- ------ 2-----|------ 2----- ------ 2-----|
B|-------3-------------3-----|-------3-------------3-----|
G|-------2-------------2-----|-------2-------------2-----|
D|0----------0--0------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|3----------3--3------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
                   more than a....nyone  baby          you

G (320003@1)                         Gme|------ (355333@1)------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|3---3----3----3---3----3---|-------3-------------3-----|
G|0---0----0----0---0----0---|-------0-------------0-----|
D|0---0----0----0---0----0---|-------0-------------0-----|
A|2---2----2----2---2----2---|1----------1--1------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 know that I   have from the   start                   build
                                    Fade.................
  D (xx0232@1)                  
e|2----- ----3- ----2- 2-----|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|3----------3------3--3-----|2----------3------2--2-----|
G|2----------2------2--2-----|2----------2------2--2-----|
D|0----------0--0------------|2----------2------2--2-----|
A|---------------------------|0----------0--0------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
      me up                bu..ttercup      don't break my
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