You Build Me Up To Tear Me Down chords by Diana Ross
Verse 1
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One, two
One, two, three
Verse 2
Am
Something's troubling you
It's going to mess up your mind
You're reaching for rainbows
Verse 3
That you never seem to find
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C
Life gives you hope then
G
disappointments
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C
G
And you do the same thing to me
Verse 4
Am
Oh, you build me up to tear me down
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Am
Give me hope, then take it
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Why do you woo my heart
Dm
And turn around and break it?
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Am
You build me up to tear me down
G
Don't take my love and use it
F
Keep tearing down what we found
Dm
Am
And we're gonna lose it
Verse 5
Am
You can come to me hungry
With your back against the wall
But when you're unhappy
Verse 6
You just don't come by at all
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C
G
I'm not a fair weather woman
Dm
C
G
And I need an all weather man
Verse 7
Am
Oh, why do you build me up
to tear me down?
G
It's my life you're stealing
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Every time things go wrong
Dm
You run and hide your feelings
Am
You build me up to tear me down
G
Don't take my love and use it
F
Keep tearing down what we found
Dm
And we're gonna lose it
Am
You're gonna lose it, baby
Verse 8
Don't you abuse it, baby
You're gonna lose it, baby
Don't you abuse it, baby
Verse 9
Am
Sharing troubles
It's what love's about
If you let me help you
We can work it out
Verse 10
Am
I just need you to love me
'Cause I need you to live
You don't need to promise
Verse 11
What you just don't have to give
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C
G
I don't really care how big you make it
Dm
C
G
As long as you make it with me
Verse 12
Am
But you build me up, tear me down
G
Give me hope, then take it
F
Why do you woo my heart
Dm
And turn around and break it?
G
Am
Don't build me up to tear me down
G
Don't take my love and use it
F
Keep tearing down what we found
Dm
And we're gonna lose it
G
Don't
Verse 13
Am
build me up, tear me down
G
C
F
It's my life you're stealing
Every time things go wrong
Dm
You run and hide your feelings
G
Am
Don't build me up
G
F
Just to tear me down
Give me hope
Dm
Then you don't come around
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Can't you see
Verse 14
Am
What you're doing to my life?
F
Can't you see
Dm
What you're doing to my life?
G
Am
Can't you see
G
How much I love you?
F
Don't you know it
Dm
From the way I show it?
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G
Can't you see You
Verse 15
Am
build me up to tear me down
Give me hope, but don't come around
Am
You build me up to tear me down
You give me hope, and don't
Ow, can't you see (build me up,
tear me down)
What you're doing to my life
Can't you see (build me up,
tear me down)
G
Am
What you're doing to my life
Verse 16
Am
Can't you tell (build me up,
tear me down)
G
How much I love you
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Don't you know it (build me up,
tear me down)
Dm
By the way I show it?
G
Don't
Verse 17
Am
build me up to tear me down
G
Give me hope then take it
F
Am
Don't woo my hear then turn around
Dm
G
Turn around and break it
Am
Don't build me up to tear me down
Don't take my love and use it
G
F
Keep tearing down what we found
Dm
And we're gonna lose it
Am
Don't
Verse 18
build me up
G
Just to tear me down
F
Don't build me up
Dm
Just to tear me down
G
Am
Oh, don't build me up to tear me down
G
Take my love and use it
F
Keep tearing down what we found
Dm
G
And we're gonna lose it
Outro 1
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You Build Me Up To Tear Me Down
Diana Ross
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