Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations
Our Friday Song of the Week
INTRO Ab – Cm – Db – Eb 2x
CH
Ab – C – Db - Eb
Why do you build me up Buttercup, baby
Just to let me down? And mess me around
And then, worst of all You never call, baby
When you say you will But I love you still
Ab Ab7
I need you More than anyone, darling
Db Dbm
You know that I have from the start
Ab Eb Db-Cm-Bbm-Ab - Eb
So build me up Buttercup, don't break my heart
[Verse 1]
Ab Eb F# Db
"I'll be over at ten", you told me time and again
Ab Db
But you're late, I wait around and then
Ab Eb F# Db
I went to the door, I can't take any more
Ab Db
It's not you, you let me down again
Db – Ab – Bbm - Eb
(Hey, hey, hey) Baby, baby, try to find
Eb- Dbm-Cm- F
(Hey, hey, hey)
F - Eb
A little time and I'll make you happy (Hey, hey, hey)
Db Bb7 Eb
I'll be home, I'll be beside the phone waiting for you
Ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh
CH
Ab – C – Db - Eb
Why do you build me up Buttercup, baby
Just to let me down? And mess me around
And then, worst of all You never call, baby
When you say you will But I love you still
Ab Ab7
I need you More than anyone, darling
Db Dbm
You know that I have from the start
Ab Eb Db-Cm-Bbm-Ab - Eb
So build me up Buttercup, don't break my heart
[Verse 2]
Ab Eb F# Db
To you, I'm a toy, but I could be the boy you adore
Ab Db
If you'd just let me know
Ab Eb F# Db
Although you're untrue, I'm attracted to you all the more
Ab Db
Why do I need you so?
Db – Ab – Bbm - Eb
(Hey, hey, hey) Baby, baby, try to find
Eb- Dbm-Cm- F
(Hey, hey, hey)
F - Eb
A little time and I'll make you happy (Hey, hey, hey)
Db Bb7 Eb
I'll be home, I'll be beside the phone waiting for you
Ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh
CH
Ab – C – Db - Eb
Why do you build me up Buttercup, baby
Just to let me down? And mess me around
And then, worst of all You never call, baby
When you say you will But I love you still
Ab Ab7
I need you More than anyone, darling
Db Dbm
You know that I have from the start
Ab Eb Db-Cm-Bbm-Ab - Eb
So build me up Buttercup, don't break my heart
[Outro]
Bb Bb7
I-I-I need you more than anyone, baby
Eb Ebm
You know that I have from the start
Bb F Eb-Dm-C-Bb - F
So build me up (Build me up)
Buttercup, don't break my heart
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When I played in cover bands and needed to get a rise out of the audience, we'd do this song. It was guaranteed to get people on the dance floor. On another note, I have a photo from 1968 of my friend/collaborator Chris Andrews at a party with Clem Curtis of The Foundations. Clem was showing off his gold record for The Foundations single "Now That I've Found You," their hit before "Buttercup."/Users/johnnyjblair/Desktop/1968 Grapefruit w Chris Andrews Clem Curtis Jackie Lomax.jpg