Written by Michael d'Abo/Tony Macaulay
Intro C E F G Csus4 C E7/9- E7 F6 F G Chorus {G}Why do you build{C} me up (b{Csus4}uild m{C}e up) Butt{E7}ercup, baby Just to {F}let me down ({F6}let {F}me down)and {G}mess me around And then {C}worst of all ({Csus4}worst {C}of all) you E7}never call, baby When you {F}say you will (say you will) but {G}I love you still {C}I need you (I need you) more than a{C7}nyone, darlin' You {F}know that I have from the sta{Ab}rt So buil{C}d me up (build me up) {G}Buttercup, don't break my hear{F}t C G C G Verse {G}"I'll be {C}over at ten{G}", you told me {Bb}time and again{F} But you're la{C}te,{G} I'm waitin' '{F}round and then (bah-dah-dah) I {C}run to the stor{G}e, I can't tak{Bb}e any more{F} without yo{C}u,{G} you let me {F}down again Middle eight ({F}Hey,{Fmaj7} hey, {Dm}hey!) Baby, baby, tr{G}y to find (Hey, hey, hey{Em}!) A little time, and {A}I'll make you A7}happy (Hey, hey, hey!) {F}I'll be home I'll be bes{D7}ide the phone waiting for {G}you, ooo-oo-ooo Chorus Verse {C}You were my to{G}y but I coul{Bb}d be the bo{F}y you ado{C}re G If you'd just {F}let me know (bah-dah-dah) Alth{C}ough you're untru{G}e, I'm attra{Bb}cted to yo{F}u all the mo{C}re G Why do you {F}treat me so Middle eight ({F}Hey, Fmaj}hey, {Dm}hey!) Baby, baby, tr{G}y to find (Hey, hey, hey{Em}!) A little time and {A}I'll make you A7}happy (Hey, hey, hey!) I{F}'ll be home I'll be be{D7}side the phone waiting for {G}you, ooo-oo-ooo Chorus {G}Why do you build{C} me up (b{Csus4}uild m{C}e up) Butt{E7}ercup, baby Just to {F}let me down ({F6}let {F}me down)and {G}mess me around And then {C}worst of all ({Csus4}worst {C}of all) you E7}never call, baby When you {F}say you will (say you will) but {G}I love you still I need you{C} more than a{C7}nyone, darlin' You {F}know that I have from the st{Ab}art Build{C} me up (build me up) Butt{G}ercup, don't break my {A}heart A D D7 {sot} I-I-I need you-oo-oo more than anyone, baby {eot} You {G}know that I have from the s{Gm}tart Buil{D}d me up (build me up) Bu{A}ttercup, don't break my heart