Key: C
Genre: General
Harp Type: Diatonic
Build Me Up Buttercup (Complete)
This one I pieced together because I like it when people post full
length tabs. This song sounds best when played in Chords though I
usually play the first line in single notes. Also check out my full
length Pianoman Tab.
Enjoy!
Build me up Buttercup
7 -6 6 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5
Why do you build me up (build me up) Butt-er-cup,
-4 5 -4 5 -4 4 4 -4 4 4 4 -5
ba-by Just to let me down (let me down)and mess
-5 5 -4 4 4 -5 5 5 -5 5 5
me a-round And then worst of all (worst of all)
5 -5 -5 5 -4 4 -4 4 -4 4 4
you nev-er call, ba-by When you say you will
-4 4 4 4 -5 -5 5 -4
(say you will) but I love you still
5 -5 6 5 -5 6 5 -5 6 -6 6 -5 5
I need you (I need you) more than an-y-one dar-lin’
4 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 -4 4
You know that I have from the start
4 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 -4 -4 -4 4 -3 4
So build me up (build me up) Butt-er-cup, don’t break my heart
3 3 3 4 -4 5 4 -5 4 -5 4 -5 -5
“I’ll be ov-er at ten”, you told me time an a-gain
4 -4 5 5 -4 4 -4 3 3
But you’re late, I wait a-round and then
3 3 4 -4 5 4 -4 5 4 -4 5
I went to the door, I can’t take an-y-more
4 -4 5 5 -4 4 -4 3 3
It’s not you, you let me down a-gain
4 -4 5 -5 5 -5 5 -5 5 6
(Hey, hey, hey!) Ba-by, ba-by, try to find
5 -5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
(Hey, hey, hey!) A lit-tle time, and I’ll make
6 -5 5
you mine
5 -5 6 -5 -5 5
(Hey, hey, hey!) I’ll be home
-5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 -5 6…
I’ll be be-side the phone wa-iting for you…
-6 -5 6 -6 -5 6
Ooo-oo-ooo, ooo-oo-ooo
7 -6 6 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5
Why do you build me up (build me up) Butt-er-cup,
-4 5 -4 5 -4 4 4 -4 4 4 4 -5
ba-by Just to let me down (let me down)and mess
-5 5 -4 4 4 -5 5 5 -5 5 5
me a-round And then worst of all (worst of all)
5 -5 -5 5 -4 4 -4 4 -4 4 4
you nev-er call, ba-by When you say you will
-4 4 4 4 -5 -5 5 -4
(say you will) but I love you still
5 -5 6 5 -5 6 5 -5 6 -6 6 -5 5
I need you (I need you) more than an-y-one dar-lin’
4 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 -4 4
You know that I have from the start
4 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 -4 -4 -4 4 -3 4
So build me up (build me up) Butt-er-cup, don’t break my heart
3 4 -4 5 4 -4 5 4 -4 5 4 -4 5
You were my toy but I could be the boy you adore
4 -4 5 5 -4 4
If you’d just let me know
3 3 3 4 -4 5 4 -4 5 4 -4 5 4 -4 5
Although you’re untrue, I’m attracted to you all the more
5 -4 4 -4 3 3
Why do I need you so
4 -4 5 -5 5 -5 5 -5 5 6
(Hey, hey, hey!) Ba-by, ba-by, try to find
5 -5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
(Hey, hey, hey!) A lit-tle time, and I’ll make
6 -5 5
you mine
5 -5 6 -5 -5 5
(Hey, hey, hey!) I’ll be home
-5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 -5 6…
I’ll be be-side the phone wa-iting for you…
-6 -5 6 -6 -5 6
Ooo-oo-ooo, ooo-oo-ooo
7 -6 6 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5
Why do you build me up (build me up) Butt-er-cup,
-4 5 -4 5 -4 4 4 -4 4 4 4 -5
ba-by Just to let me down (let me down)and mess
-5 5 -4 4 4 -5 5 5 -5 5 5
me a-round And then worst of all (worst of all)
5 -5 -5 5 -4 4 -4 4 -4 4 4
you nev-er call, ba-by When you say you will
-4 4 4 4 -5 -5 5 -4
(say you will) but I love you still
5 -5 6 5 -5 6 5 -5 6 -6 6 -5 5
I need you (I need you) more than an-y-one dar-lin’
4 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 -4 4
You know that I have from the start
4 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 -4 -4 -4 4 -3 4
So build me up (build me up) Butt-er-cup, don’t break my heart
5 -5 6 5 -5 6 -6 6 -5 5
I need you, more than anyone, baby
4 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 -4 4
You know that I have from the start
4 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 -4 -4 -4 4 -3 4
So build me up (build me up) Butt-er-cup, don’t break my heart