McFly – Build Me Up Buttercup (Guitar)

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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                                            C7
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, 

                           Am
Don't break my heart 
Verse 1
          C       G           Bflat        F                                 
"I'll be over at ten", you told me time and again 

             C                    G
But you're late, I wait around and then 

C              G              Bflat     F             
I went to the door, I can't take any more 

         C                 G
It's not you, you let me down again 

  G   Gflat F        
(Hey, hey, hey!) Baby, baby, try to find 

 F     F#   G                          
(Hey, hey, hey!) A little time and I'll make you mine 

 G   Gflat F                 
(Hey, hey, hey!) I'll be home 

       F#m                              G
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                                            C7
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, 

                           C B A G
Don't break my heart 

    C       G           Bflat        F            
You were my toy but I could be the boy you adore 

  C           G
If you'd just let me know 

   C       G           Bflat        F 
Although you're untrue, 

                               C
I'm attracted to you all the more 

      G
Why do I need you so 

  G   Gflat F        
(Hey, hey, hey!) Baby, baby, try to find 

 F     F#   G                          
(Hey, hey, hey!) A little time and I'll make you mine 

 G   Gflat F                 
(Hey, hey, hey!) I'll be home 

       F#m                              G
I'll be beside the phone waiting for you 

Ooo-oo-ooo, ooo-oo-ooo 

                      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                                            C7
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, 

                           C B A G
Don't break my heart 
Drums solo
                      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                                            C7
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, 

                           C B A     C B A     C B A GGGG
Don't break my heart