• Song:

    Build Me Up Buttercup

  • Artist:

    Frank Turner

Full credit should go to JamieParkinson for such great work on the original tab.  
I just super-simplified it into chords so I hope I did their tab justice.  Enjoy.


Intro: (2x)
C   G

Chorus:
                   C                E7                      F                         G7 
Why do you build me up Buttercup baby just to let me down and mess me around 
                  C                     E7                            F                  G7 
And then worst of all you never call baby when you say you will but I love you still 
            C                       E7                      F                        Fm6/D 
I need you more than anyone darlin', you know that I have from the start 
      C                  G                                F          C      
So build me up Buttercup. Don't break my heart 

Verse: 
            C          G                    Bb              F                 C               F 
I'll be over at ten, you tell me time and again but you're late. I wait around and then
  C                G             Bb                      F                  C                F 
I went to the door and I can't take no more but it's not you. You let me down again 

Pre-chorus:  
Dm                    G               E7            Am        
Baby Baby try to find a little time and I'll make you happy 
F                               D/F#                           G                G7
I'll be home waiting beside the phone waiting for you. 

Chorus:
                       C                E7                       F                         G7 
Why do you build me up Buttercup baby just to let me down and mess me around 
                   C                   E7                         F                       G7 
And then worst of all you never call baby when you say you will but I love you still 
            C                       E7                      F                                Fm6/D 
I need you more than anyone darlin', you know that I have from the start 
      C                  G                             F          C      
So build me up Buttercup. Don't break my heart 

Verse: 
       C          G             Bb              F         C                        F 
To you I'm a toy but I could be the boy you adore, if you'd just let me know
    C                   G                Bb          F             C                     F 
Although you're untrue I'm attracted to you all the more. Why do I need you so?

Pre-chorus:  
Dm            G               E7                 Am        
Baby Baby try to find a little time and I'll make you happy 
F                             D/F#                                     G                G7
I'll be home waiting beside the phone waiting for you.   Ohhhhhh

Chorus:
                   C                E7                       F                         G7 
Why do you build me up Buttercup baby just to let me down and mess me around 
               C                       E7                          F                       G7 
And then worst of all you never call baby when you say you will but I love you still 
         C                       E7                   F                                Fm6/D 
I need you more than anyone darlin', you know that I have from the start 
      C               G                               F          C      
So build me up Buttercup. Don't break my heart 


Chords:  (The more obscure shapes in the chorus)

E7              x20100
G7              x20001
Fm6/D           xx0111
G               3x0003
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