Chords for The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup (1969)
Tempo:
67.8 bpm
Chords used:
G
F
C
D
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
[E] [F] [G]
[C] [Ab] [F] [G]
[C] [E] [F] [G]
[C] [Gm] [F] [Fm]
[C] [G] [F] [Dm] [G]
[Bb] [F] [C] [F] You fill me [G] up
Body [Bb] drop, baby, [F] just to let me [C] down
I mess [F] me around
And it wears me down
And every [G] call, baby
When you say [E] [A]
you will
[F] [Gb] [G] I love you still
I [F] need you
[G] [C] [E]
[F] More than [G] anyone
[C] [E] You know that [F] I am from the [G] start
Fill me up
[C] Come back for the last [Gm]
[F] time
I move [Fm] [C] around ten-thousand times
And [G] I can't, [F] [Dm] [G] [G] but you're late
But [F] I could be the boy you [C] adore
If [F] you just let me know
But [C] I don't [G] want you, I'm [Bb] attracted [F] to you all [C] the more
Why [F] do I need you [Dm] so?
Baby, baby, [G] baby
Try to find [Em] [A] [F] [D]
[G] me
[B] Ooh, ooh, [G] ooh
[C] Will you fill me up?
[Ab] [F] Just to let me down
[G] Mess me [C] around in a dress code
[E] And call [F] me when you say you will
[G] I love you [C] still, I need you
[Gm] You [F] know that [Fm] I am from the [C] start
So fill me up, [G] but [A] don't break my heart
I [D] need you, but I [Am] know, baby
[G] You know that I am from [Gm] the start
[D] So fill me up
I [A] [G] [A]
[D] need you, but [Am] I [G] know, baby
You know that I am from [Gm] the start
[D] So [A] [G] [D]
[G] [D] [G]
[D] fill [F] [C]
[A] me up
[N]
[E] [F] [G]
[C] [Ab] [F] [G]
[C] [E] [F] [G]
[C] [Gm] [F] [Fm]
[C] [G] [F] [Dm] [G]
[Bb] [F] [C] [F] You fill me [G] up
Body [Bb] drop, baby, [F] just to let me [C] down
I mess [F] me around
And it wears me down
And every [G] call, baby
When you say [E] [A]
you will
[F] [Gb] [G] I love you still
I [F] need you
[G] [C] [E]
[F] More than [G] anyone
[C] [E] You know that [F] I am from the [G] start
Fill me up
[C] Come back for the last [Gm]
[F] time
I move [Fm] [C] around ten-thousand times
And [G] I can't, [F] [Dm] [G] [G] but you're late
But [F] I could be the boy you [C] adore
If [F] you just let me know
But [C] I don't [G] want you, I'm [Bb] attracted [F] to you all [C] the more
Why [F] do I need you [Dm] so?
Baby, baby, [G] baby
Try to find [Em] [A] [F] [D]
[G] me
[B] Ooh, ooh, [G] ooh
[C] Will you fill me up?
[Ab] [F] Just to let me down
[G] Mess me [C] around in a dress code
[E] And call [F] me when you say you will
[G] I love you [C] still, I need you
[Gm] You [F] know that [Fm] I am from the [C] start
So fill me up, [G] but [A] don't break my heart
I [D] need you, but I [Am] know, baby
[G] You know that I am from [Gm] the start
[D] So fill me up
I [A] [G] [A]
[D] need you, but [Am] I [G] know, baby
You know that I am from [Gm] the start
[D] So [A] [G] [D]
[G] [D] [G]
[D] fill [F] [C]
[A] me up
[N]
Key:
G
F
C
D
A
G
F
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [E] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ [Dm] _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [C] _ [F] You fill me [G] up
Body [Bb] drop, baby, [F] just to let me [C] down
I mess [F] me around
And it wears me down
And every [G] call, baby
When you say [E] _ _ [A]
you will
[F] _ _ [Gb] _ [G] I love you still
I [F] need you
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ [E] _ _
_ [F] More than [G] anyone
_ [C] [E] You know that _ [F] I am from the [G] start
Fill me up
[C] Come back for the last [Gm] _
[F] time
I move [Fm] _ [C] around ten-thousand times
And [G] I can't, _ [F] _ [Dm] _ [G] _ [G] but you're late
But [F] I could be the boy you [C] adore
If [F] you just let me know
But [C] I don't [G] want you, I'm [Bb] attracted [F] to you all [C] the more
Why [F] do I need you [Dm] so?
Baby, baby, [G] baby
Try to find [Em] _ _ [A] _ [F] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] me
[B] Ooh, ooh, [G] ooh
[C] Will you fill me up?
[Ab] _ [F] Just to let me down
[G] Mess me [C] around in a dress code
[E] And call [F] me when you say you will
[G] I love you [C] still, I need you
[Gm] You _ [F] know that [Fm] I am from the [C] start
So fill me up, [G] but [A] don't break my heart
I [D] need you, but I [Am] know, baby
[G] You know that I am from [Gm] the start
[D] So fill me up
I [A] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _
[D] need you, but [Am] I _ [G] know, baby
You know that I am from [Gm] the start
[D] So [A] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _
[D] fill _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
[A] _ me up
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ [Dm] _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [C] _ [F] You fill me [G] up
Body [Bb] drop, baby, [F] just to let me [C] down
I mess [F] me around
And it wears me down
And every [G] call, baby
When you say [E] _ _ [A]
you will
[F] _ _ [Gb] _ [G] I love you still
I [F] need you
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ [E] _ _
_ [F] More than [G] anyone
_ [C] [E] You know that _ [F] I am from the [G] start
Fill me up
[C] Come back for the last [Gm] _
[F] time
I move [Fm] _ [C] around ten-thousand times
And [G] I can't, _ [F] _ [Dm] _ [G] _ [G] but you're late
But [F] I could be the boy you [C] adore
If [F] you just let me know
But [C] I don't [G] want you, I'm [Bb] attracted [F] to you all [C] the more
Why [F] do I need you [Dm] so?
Baby, baby, [G] baby
Try to find [Em] _ _ [A] _ [F] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] me
[B] Ooh, ooh, [G] ooh
[C] Will you fill me up?
[Ab] _ [F] Just to let me down
[G] Mess me [C] around in a dress code
[E] And call [F] me when you say you will
[G] I love you [C] still, I need you
[Gm] You _ [F] know that [Fm] I am from the [C] start
So fill me up, [G] but [A] don't break my heart
I [D] need you, but I [Am] know, baby
[G] You know that I am from [Gm] the start
[D] So fill me up
I [A] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _
[D] need you, but [Am] I _ [G] know, baby
You know that I am from [Gm] the start
[D] So [A] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _
[D] fill _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
[A] _ me up
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _