Chords & Lyrics, etc. v1
Build Me Up Buttercup
Build Me Up Buttercup Chords & Lyrics, etc. by The Foundations
Document Info
Type: Chords & Lyrics, etc.
Version: 1
Created by: Bagus
Created: 5/16/2026
Updated: 5/16/2026
Intro: C E F G | C E7 F G
C E7 F G
Why do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby Just to let me down (let me down) and mess me around
C E7 F G
And then worst of all (worst of all) you never call, baby When you say you will (say you will) but I love you still
C C7 F Fm
I need you (I need you) more than anyone, darlin' You know that I have from the start
C G F C/E G/D C G
So build me up Buttercup, Don't break my heart
C G Bb F C F
"I'll be over at ten," you told me time and again But you're late, I wait around and then
C G Bb F C F
I went to the door, I can't take any more It's not you, you let me down again
F C Dm G
(Hey, hey, hey!) Baby, baby, try to find
G Fm Em A7
(Hey, hey, hey!) A little time and I'll make you happy
F D7 G
I'll be home I'll be beside the phone waiting for you
G
Ooo-oo-ooo, ooo-oo-ooo
Chorus
To you I'm a toy but I could be the boy you Adore, if you'd just let me know
Although you're untrue, I'm attracted to you all the more Why do I need you so
F C Dm G
(Hey, hey, hey!) Baby, baby, try to find
G Fm Em A7
(Hey, hey, hey!) A little time and I'll make you happy
F D7 G
I'll be home I'll be beside the phone waiting for you
G
Ooo-oo-ooo, ooo-oo-ooo
Chorus
D D7
I need you (I need you) more than anyone, baby
G Gm
You know that I have from the start
D A
So build me up (build me up) Buttercup