{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":815490,"song":"Build Me Up Buttercup","artist":"The Foundations","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/815490-build-me-up-buttercup-chords-by-the-foundations/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/815490?type=chord","rating":4.7595,"votes":2664,"content":"[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nWhy do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJust to let me down (let me down) and mess me around[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nAnd then worst of all (worst of all) you never call, baby[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen you say you will (say you will) but I love you still[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nI need you (I need you) more than anyone, darlin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                         [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nYou know that I have from the start[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo build me up Buttercup,[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C/E[/ch] [ch]G/D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDon't break my heart[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]Bb[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\n\"I'll be over at ten,\" you told me time and again[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut you're late, I wait around and then[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI went to the door, I can't take any more[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIt's not you, you let me down again[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Dm[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\n(Hey, hey, hey!) Baby, baby, try to find[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Fm[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]                      [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n(Hey, hey, hey!) A little time and I'll make you happy[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI'll be home[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D7[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'll be beside the phone waiting for you[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOoo-oo-ooo, ooo-oo-ooo[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nWhy do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJust to let me down (let me down) and mess me around[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nAnd then worst of all (worst of all) you never call, baby[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen you say you will (say you will) but I love you still[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nI need you (I need you) more than anyone, darlin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                         [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nYou know that I have from the start[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo build me up (build me up) Buttercup,[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C/E[/ch] [ch]G/D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDon't break my heart[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTo you I'm a toy but I could be the boy you[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAdore, if you'd just let me know[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAlthough you're untrue,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bb[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'm attracted to you all the more[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhy do I need you so[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Dm[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\n(Hey, hey, hey!) Baby, baby, try to find[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Fm[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]                      [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n(Hey, hey, hey!) A little time and I'll make you happy[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI'll be home[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D7[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'll be beside the phone waiting for you[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOoo-oo-ooo, ooo-oo-ooo[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nWhy do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJust to let me down (let me down) and mess me around[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nAnd then worst of all (worst of all) you never call, baby[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen you say you will (say you will) but I love you still[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nI need you (I need you) more than anyone, darlin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nYou know that I have from the start[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo build me up (build me up) Buttercup[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nDon't break my heart[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nI need you (I need you) more than anyone, baby[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nYou know that I have from the start[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSo build me up (build me up) Buttercup[/tab]\r\n\r\n(fade out)","plain_text":"[Intro]\n\nC E F G\nC E7 F G\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(fade out)","chords":["C","E","F","G","E7","C7","Fm","C/E","G/D","Bb","Dm","Em","A7","A","D7","D","Gm"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,4,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,3,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Fm":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,1,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}