Intro:
   D Gb G A
   D Gb7 G A
 
Chorus:
           D                         Gb7
Why do you build me up -build me up- Buttercup, baby 
        G                             A
Just to let me down -let me down- and mess me around 
         D                           Gb7
And then worst of all -worst of all- you never call, baby 
         G                               A
When you say you will -say you will- but I love you still 
       D                          D7
I need you -I need you- more than anyone, darlin' 
    G                         Gm
You know that I have from the start 
   D           A
So build me up Buttercup, 
               G   D A D
Don't break my heart 
 
Verse:
          D       A                C       G
"I'll be over at ten," you told me time and again 
             D          G
But you're late, I wait around and then 
  D           A             C       G
I went to the door, I can't take any more 
         D               G
It's not you, you let me down again
 
Pre-Chorus:
 G    D    Em
-Hey, hey, hey!- Baby, baby, try to find 
 A    Gm   Gbm
-Hey, hey, hey!- a little time and I'll make you mine 
 G
I'll be home 
        E7                             A
I'll be beside the phone waiting for you 
 A          A
Ooo-oo-ooo, ooo-oo-ooo 
 
Chorus:
           D                         Gb7
Why do you build me up -build me up- Buttercup, baby 
        G                             A
Just to let me down -let me down- and mess me around 
         D                           Gb7
And then worst of all -worst of all- you never call, baby 
         G                               A
When you say you will -say you will- but I love you still 
       D                          D7
I need you -I need you- more than anyone, darlin'
           G                  Gm
You know that I have from the start 
   D                         A
So build me up -build me up- Buttercup, 
               G    D A D
Don't break my heart 
 
Verse:
   D         A         C           G
To you I'm a toy but I could be the boy you 
 D                    G
Adore, if you'd just let me know 
   D            A
Although you're untrue, 
    C           G           D
I'm attracted to you all the more 
         G
Why do I need you so 
 
Pre-Chorus:
 G    D    Em
-Hey, hey, hey!- Baby, baby, try to find 
 A    Gm   Gbm
-Hey, hey, hey!- a little time and I'll make you mine 
 G
I'll be home 
        E7                             A
I'll be beside the phone waiting for you 
 A          A
Ooo-oo-ooo, ooo-oo-ooo 
 
Chorus:
           D                         Gb7
Why do you build me up -build me up- Buttercup, baby 
        G                             A
Just to let me down -let me down- and mess me around 
         D                           Gb7
And then worst of all -worst of all- you never call, baby 
         G                               A
When you say you will -say you will- but I love you still 
       D                          D7
I need you -I need you- more than anyone, darlin'
           G                  Gm
You know that I have from the start 
   D                         A
So build me up -build me up- Buttercup 
               G    C A D
Don't break my heart