Intro:
   A Db D E
   A Db7 D E
 
Chorus:
           A                         Db7
Why do you build me up -build me up- Buttercup, baby 
        D                             E
Just to let me down -let me down- and mess me around 
         A                           Db7
And then worst of all -worst of all- you never call, baby 
         D                               E
When you say you will -say you will- but I love you still 
       A                          A7
I need you -I need you- more than anyone, darlin' 
    D                         Dm
You know that I have from the start 
   A           E
So build me up Buttercup, 
               D   A E A
Don't break my heart 
 
Verse:
          A       E                G       D
"I'll be over at ten," you told me time and again 
             A          D
But you're late, I wait around and then 
  A           E             G       D
I went to the door, I can't take any more 
         A               D
It's not you, you let me down again
 
Pre-Chorus:
 D    A    Bm
-Hey, hey, hey!- Baby, baby, try to find 
 E    Dm   Dbm
-Hey, hey, hey!- a little time and I'll make you mine 
 D
I'll be home 
        B7                             E
I'll be beside the phone waiting for you 
 E          E
Ooo-oo-ooo, ooo-oo-ooo 
 
Chorus:
           A                         Db7
Why do you build me up -build me up- Buttercup, baby 
        D                             E
Just to let me down -let me down- and mess me around 
         A                           Db7
And then worst of all -worst of all- you never call, baby 
         D                               E
When you say you will -say you will- but I love you still 
       A                          A7
I need you -I need you- more than anyone, darlin'
           D                  Dm
You know that I have from the start 
   A                         E
So build me up -build me up- Buttercup, 
               D    A E A
Don't break my heart 
 
Verse:
   A         E         G           D
To you I'm a toy but I could be the boy you 
 A                    D
Adore, if you'd just let me know 
   A            E
Although you're untrue, 
    G           D           A
I'm attracted to you all the more 
         D
Why do I need you so 
 
Pre-Chorus:
 D    A    Bm
-Hey, hey, hey!- Baby, baby, try to find 
 E    Dm   Dbm
-Hey, hey, hey!- a little time and I'll make you mine 
 D
I'll be home 
        B7                             E
I'll be beside the phone waiting for you 
 E          E
Ooo-oo-ooo, ooo-oo-ooo 
 
Chorus:
           A                         Db7
Why do you build me up -build me up- Buttercup, baby 
        D                             E
Just to let me down -let me down- and mess me around 
         A                           Db7
And then worst of all -worst of all- you never call, baby 
         D                               E
When you say you will -say you will- but I love you still 
       A                          A7
I need you -I need you- more than anyone, darlin'
           D                  Dm
You know that I have from the start 
   A                         E
So build me up -build me up- Buttercup 
               D    G E A
Don't break my heart