Build Me Up Buttercup (Complete)

by Foundations · posted by Mitchell_Harmonica

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

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

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