Tuning: G C E A

[Intro] C E7 F G x2 [Chorus]

Why do you ^Cbuild me up (build me up) ^E7Buttercup, baby Just to ^Flet me down (let me down) and ^Gmess me around And then ^Cworst of all (worst of all) ^E7you never call, baby When you ^Fsay you will (say you will) but ^GI love you still I need ^Cyou (I need you) more than ^C7anyone, darlin' You ^Fknow that I have from the ^Fmstart So ^Cbuild me up ^GButtercup, Don't break my ^Fhear^Ft ^C ^Dm ^C ^G

[Verse]

"I'll be o^Cver at t^Gen," you told me ^Bbtime and ^Fagain But you're la^Cte, I wait ^Faround and then I ^Cwent to the ^Gdoor, I can't ^Bbtake any ^Fmore It's not ^Cyou, you let me ^Fdown again

[Bridge]

(^FHey, ^Fhey, ^Dmhey!) Baby, baby, ^G7try to find (^G7Hey, ^G7hey, h^Emey!) A little time and I^Am'll make you mine ^DmI'll be home I'll be be^D7side the phone waiting for ^Gyou ^GOoo-oo-ooo, ^Gooo-oo-ooo

[Chorus]

Why do you ^Cbuild me up (build me up) ^E7Buttercup, baby Just to ^Flet me down (let me down) and ^Gmess me around And then ^Cworst of all (worst of all) ^E7you never call, baby When you ^Fsay you will (say you will) but ^GI love you still I need ^Cyou (I need you) more than ^C7anyone, darlin' You know th^Fat I have from the ^Fmstart So ^Cbuild me up (build me up) ^GButtercup, Don't break my ^Fheart ^C ^Dm ^C ^G

[Verse]

To ^Cyou I'm a ^Gtoy but I ^Bbcould be the ^Fboy you A^Cdore, if you'd just l^Fet me know Alt^Chough you're ^Guntrue, I'm ^Bbattracted to ^Fyou all the ^Cmore Why do I ^Fneed you so

[Bridge]

[Chorus]

Why do you ^Cbuild me up (build me up) ^E7Buttercup, baby Just to ^Flet me down (let me down) and ^Gmess me around And then ^Cworst of all (worst of all) ^E7you never call, baby When you ^Fsay you will (say you will) but ^GI love you still I need ^Cyou (I need you) more than ^C7anyone, darlin' You kn^Fow th^Fat ^FI h^Fave f^From t^Fhe st^Fmart So ^Cbuild me up (build me up) ^GButtercup Don't break my he^Fart^F ^C ^Dm ^C

Cynthia Lin - Build me up buttercup