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Intro - x2 -: CE7 F G 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 Buttercup, F C Don't break my heart C G Bb F "I'll be over at ten," you told me time and again C F But you're late, I wait around and then C G Bb F I went to the door, I can't take any more C F It's not you, you let me down again F C Dm - Hey, hey, hey! - Baby, baby, try to find G Fm Em - Hey, hey, hey! - a little time and I'll make you mine F I'll be home Dm G I'll be beside the phone waiting for you G G 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, F C Don't break my heart C G Bb F To you I'm a toy but I could be the boy you C F Adore, if you'd just let me know C G Although you're untrue, Bb F C I'm attracted to you all the more F Why do I need you so F C Dm - Hey, hey, hey! - Baby, baby, try to find G Fm Em - Hey, hey, hey! - a little time and I'll make you mine F I'll be home Dm G I'll be beside the phone waiting for you G G 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 F Bb G C Don't break my heart
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Please do not ask for strumming patterns. Sharing online how to literally play a song (i.e. strumming, rhythm and tempo) is not allowed by the MPA (Music Publishers Association) because of copyright issues.
Carefully listen to the song and try to really "feel" the rhythm. Once you get the basics of strumming, I can assure you it'll go real quick. Maybe the strumming guide can help you on your way.
Carefully listen to the song and try to really "feel" the rhythm. Once you get the basics of strumming, I can assure you it'll go real quick. Maybe the strumming guide can help you on your way.
The Foundations were a British soul band, active from 1967 to 1970. The group, made up of both West Indians and Caucasians, is best-remembered for their two biggest hits, Baby, Now That I've Found You (a No. 1 hit in the UK singles chart, and subsequently Top 10 in the US); and Build Me Up Buttercup (a chart topper in the Billboard Hot 100), co-written by Michael d'Abo, vocalist with Manfred Mann. They are also notable for being one of the few acts not on the Tamla Motown label to use successfully what became known as the Motown Sound.
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i think that the ukulele teachers version is better its on youtube
when any cover tyler sings becomes a tøp song
I’M HERE FOR MY EGGO BOI TYLER
same
Great chords ❤
Yay I’m not the only one! I came here to play this because Tyler Joseph sings it in the background of the behind the scenes video for “House of Gold” and I fell in love with it!
came because Tyler’s version on the ukulele is amazing
Ikr,, I adore your profile picture by the way
1. I love your profile picture 2. Thats the same reason I came
Tyler Joseph blessed me with this song on the ukulele and I’m slowly ruining it by attempting to play and sing. oops.
sameeeee
sameee
I love this song
Tyler Joseph singing this with his ukulele is just.. ugh so beautiful….
-5 is p easy n v nice!!!!
-5 sounds much better!! And easier, to me at least
Tyler Joseph singing this is literal perfection
Yes omg and he said fill me up and it’s the cutest thing ever
Tyler Joseph is literal perfection
omg yesss him singing this is so cute!
Omg i love tyler and joshhhhh i watched a video where it was doddleoddle and typo singing this song and it makes me so happyyy
Laney D Oh my Josh, I ove that! It’s perfection.
The Bb on the last line sounds much better as an Am, like this:
F Am G C
Don’t break my heart
I reckon D7 instead of Dm- cheers!
gosh i love this song
Nice chord.
I would just add an A7 after Em at “I’ll make you happy”
Also Dm should be D7 at “I’ll be beside the phone…”
There are a few weird chords in here but overall it’s great! But the Dm in the second half of the prechorus should be a D. And any Bb sounds really weird, so I just play F again in its place.
for the Dm in the second half of the prechorus i like to play a Am6, but thats all preference :) i like the funky sound it gives :)
RAWR… It’s the same as hers. If it still sounds wrong when you play it, try tuning your guitar.
uhm…. ukulele* ? ahhaha
I think you mean…..lol
JK, Jk.
this is weird . . Julia Nune’s version is better . .