Build Me Up Buttercup
        The Foundations

the best ever version of this song was done by "banana's unite" - of
st brendan's, bristol -  catch them this friday - 14th march 2003

INTRO: C / E7 / F / G
       C / E7 / F / G / G
CHORUS
            C                        E7
Why do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby
           F                          G
Just to let me down (let me down) and mess me around
          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                           C#dim
I need you (I need you) more than anyone, darlin'
       F                   Fm
You know that I have from the start
     C                        G                              F/E7/D/C
So build me up (build me up) Buttercup, don't break my heart
VERSE 1
             C       G           Bb          F
"I'll be over at ten", you told me time and again
        C                    G
But you're late, I wait around and then (bah dah dah)
   C           G           Bb         F
I run to the door, I can't take any more
         C                       G
It's not you, you let me down again
   Dm                        G
(Hey, hey, hey!) Baby, baby, try to find
   Em                               A
(Hey, hey, hey!) A little time, and I'll make you happy
    F                  D
(Hey, hey, hey!) I'll be home
                                      G
I'll be beside the phone waiting for you
No Chords
Ooo-oo-ooo, ooo-oo-ooo

CHORUS
            C                        E7
Why do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby
           F                          G
Just to let me down (let me down) and mess me around
          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                           C#dim
I need you (I need you) more than anyone, darlin'
       F                   Fm
You know that I have from the start
     C                        G                              F/E7/D/C
So build me up (build me up) Buttercup, don't break my heart

VESRE 2 ? same chords as first verse

You were my toy but I could be the boy you adore
If you'd just let me know (bah dah dah)
Although you're untrue, I'm attracted to you all the more
Why do I need you so
(Hey, hey, hey!) Baby, baby, try to find
(Hey, hey, hey!) A little time and I'll make you happy
(Hey, hey, hey!) I'll be home
I'll be beside the phone waiting for you
Ooo-oo-ooo, ooo-oo-ooo

CHORUS
            C                        E7
Why do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby
           F                          G
Just to let me down (let me down) and mess me around
          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                           C#dim
I need you (I need you) more than anyone, darlin'
       F                   Fm
You know that I have from the start
     C                        G
So build me up (build me up) Buttercup, don't break my heart


At the end there is a rather evil sounding key change.
I suggest just repeating the chorus twice if you are performing the song,
but if u want to torture the audience, and ruin a good song then they key
change is to C# so, just move everything up a semi tone.

Finally, hello to the Kintbury guys, love u all
(Fiona, Sog, Jenny, Freya, James, Pete, Abi, Tom B,
 Kate, and Fran) BANANA?S UNITE, no-one go to Weston super-mare,
 is has a strange odour about the place, and is generally full
of potassium coloured people and dangerous substances about
 the air, and water. (sorry jen:)lol )