Originally in C, I play in G.
| G | B | C | D |
| x2 |
Vox on 1 6 5 of the key (4 2 1 of the chord)
on “why do you”.
| D | G | B |
| Why do you bu | ild me up B | uttercup, baby |
| C | D | |
| Just to l | et me down and m | ess me around |
| G | B | |
| And then wo | rst of all you | never call, baby |
| C | D | |
| When you s | ay you will but | I love you still |
| G | G7/F | |
| I need y | ou more than a | nyone, darling |
| C/E | Cm/D# | |
| You k | now that I have from the | start |
| G | D | C | |
| So b | uild me up b | uttercup, don’t break my | heart |
The first chord here is just one beat
| G | D |
| G | D | F | C | |
| I’ll be o | ver at t | en, you told me | time and | again |
| G | C | |
| But you’re l | ate, I wait ar | ound and then |
| G | D | F | C | |
| I r | un to the d | oor, I can’t t | ake any | more |
| G | C | |
| It’s not y | ou, you let me d | own again |
| C | C/B | Am |
| Hey, | hey, | hey! |
Vox on the third of the chord on “baby baby”
| D | |
| Baby, baby, t | ry to find |
| D | D/C | Bm |
| Hey, | hey, | hey! |
| Bm | E | E/D |
| A little time, and I | ’ll make you happy |
| C |
| I’ll be home |
| A7 | D | |
| I’ll be | beside the phone waiting for | you-oo-hoo, you-oo-hoo |
| D | G | B |
| Why do you bu | ild me up B | uttercup, baby |
| C | D | |
| Just to l | et me down and m | ess me around |
| G | B | |
| And then wo | rst of all you | never call, baby |
| C | D | |
| When you s | ay you will but | I love you still |
| G | G7/F | |
| I need y | ou more than a | nyone, darlin’g |
| C/E | Cm/D# | |
| You k | now that I have from the | start |
| G | D | C | |
| So b | uild me up B | uttercup, don’t break my | heart |
The first chord here is just one beat
| G | D |
| G | D | F | C | G | |
| To y | ou I’m a t | oy but I co | uld be the b | oy you a | dore |
| C | |
| If you’d just l | et me know |
| G | D | F | C | G |
| Although you’re unt | rue, I’m attr | acted to y | ou all the m | ore |
| C | |
| Why do you tr | reat me so? |
| C | C/B | Am |
| Hey, | hey, | hey! |
| D | |
| Baby, baby, t | ry to find |
| D | D/C | Bm |
| Hey, | hey, | hey! |
| Bm | E |
| A little time, and I | ’ll make you happy |
| C |
| I’ll be home |
| A7 | D | |
| I’ll be be | side the phone waiting for | you-oo-hoo, you-oo-hoo |
| D | G | B |
| Why do you bu | ild me up B | uttercup, baby |
| C | D | |
| Just to l | et me down and m | ess me around |
| G | B | |
| And then wo | rst of all you | never call, baby |
| C | D | |
| When you s | ay you will but | I love you still |
| G | G7/F | |
| I need y | ou more than a | nyone, darlin’ |
| C/E | Cm/D# | |
| You k | now that I have from the | start |
Watch for the key change coming up here...
| G | D | E | |
| So b | uild me up B | uttercup, don’t break my | heart |
Fades out here, I do a quiet live fade...
| A | A7/G | |
| I need y | ou more than a | nyone, darlin’ |
| D/F# | Dm/F | |
| You k | now that I have from the | start |
| A | E | D | |
| So b | uild me up B | uttercup, don’t break my | heart |
| A |