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The FOUNDATIONS - BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP (DIABO/MACAULAY)
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Tabbed by:PJVillanueva
Intro C E F G
Csus4 C E7-9 E7 F6 F G
Chorus
GWhy do you buildC me up (bCsus4uild mCe up) ButtE7ercup, baby
Just to Flet me down (F6let Fme down)and Gmess me around
And then Cworst of all (Csus4worst Cof all) you E7never call, baby
When you Fsay you will (say you will) but GI love you still
CI need you (I need you) more than aC7nyone, darlin'
You Fknow that I have from the staAbrt
So builCd me up (build me up) GButtercup,
don't break my hearFt C G C G
Verse
G"I'lCl be over aGt ten", yoBbu told me timeF and again
But you're laCte,G I'm waitin' 'Fround and then (bah-dah-dah)
I Crun to the storGe, I can't takBbe any moreF
without yoCu,G you let me Fdown again
Middle eight
(FHey,Fmaj7 hey, Dmhey!) Baby, baby, trGy to find
(Hey, hey, heyEm!) A little time, and AI'll make you A7happy
(Hey, hey, hey!) FI'll be home
I'll be besD7ide the phone waiting for Gyou, ooo-oo-ooo
CHORUS
Verse
CYou were my toGy but I coulBbd be the boFy you adoCre G
If you'd just Flet me know (bah-dah-dah)
AlthCough you're untruGe, I'm attraBbcted to yoFu all the moCre G
Why do you Ftreat me so
Middle eight
(FHey, Fmajhey, Dmhey!) Baby, baby, trGy to find
(Hey, hey, heyEm!) A little time and AI'll make you A7happy
(Hey, hey, hey!) IF'll be home
I'll be beD7side the phone waiting for Gyou, ooo-oo-ooo
CHORUS
GWhy do you buildC me up (bCsus4uild mCe up) ButtE7ercup, baby
Just to Flet me down (F6let Fme down)and Gmess me around
And then Cworst of all (Csus4worst Cof all) you E7never call, baby
When you Fsay you will (say you will) but GI love you still
I need youC more than aC7nyone, darlin'
You Fknow that I have from the stAbart
BuildC me up (build me up) ButtGercup, don't break my Aheart
AI-I-I need yoDu-oo-oo more than aD7nyone, baby
You Gknow that I have from the sGmtart
BuilDd me up (build me up) BuAttercup, don't break my heart
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12/8 Time
Intro
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F G Csus4
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C E7-9 E7 F6
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Why do you build
Chorus
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me up bu..ttercup baby just to
F G
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let me down and mess me around and the worst
C Csus4 C E7
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of all you never call baby when you
F G
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B|1----------3------1--1-----|-------3----------3--------|
G|2----------2------2--2-----|-------0----------0--------|
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say you will but I love you still I need you
C C7
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more than a....nyone darling you
F Ab
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know that I have from the start build
C Csus4 C G
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me up bu..ttercup don't break my
F C G C G
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E|-------------------------3-|----3--3---3--3---3--3---3-|
heart I'll be o..
Verse
C G Bb F
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A|3--------------------------|1--------------------------|
E|--------------3------------|--------------1------------|
...ver at ten you told me time and a...gain but you're la.
C G F
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G|-------5---5---------4---4-|-------2---2---------2-----|
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..te I wait around and then I
C G Bb F
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run to the door I can't take any more it's not you
C G F Fmaj7 Dm
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G|-------5---5---------4---4-|-------2------2---2------2-|
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E|--------------3------------|1--------------------------|
you let me down again
Middle eight
Dm G
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baby baby try to find
Em A A7 F
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a little time and I'll make you happy I'll
D7
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be home I'll be beside the phone waitin' for
G
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you
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why do you build
Last Chorus
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me up Bu....ttercup ba....by just to
F G
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let me down and mess me a round and the worst
C E7
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of all you never call ba...by when you
F G
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say you will but I love you still I need you
C C7
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more than a......nyone ba...by you
F Ab
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know that I have from the start build
C Csus4 C G
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G|5----------5------5--5-----|----0-------------0--------|
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E|---------------------------|3----------3--3------------|
me up Bu...ttercup don't break my
A
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heart I ...I ...I need you
D D7
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more than a....nyone baby you
G Gm
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know that I have from the start build
Fade.................
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me up bu..ttercup don't break my
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