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You Only Build Me Up To Tear Me Down chords by
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
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Key: D major•
Verse 1
Em
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F#m
F#m
2

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G
G

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A
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D
D

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You're like a baby,
G
G

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D
D

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G

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I'm like a set of blocks you got for a toy
D
D

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G

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First you build me up and
D
D

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G

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that gives you joy
D
D

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G
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Then you change your mind and
D
D

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G
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Em
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you start to destroy me

Piece by piece I'm torn apart
A
A

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G
G

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Em
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And all my dreams of be ing yours
A
A

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are crumbed to the ground
Verse 2
A
A

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Em
Em

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D
D

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G
G

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D
D

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Oh you only build me up baby, baby
G
G

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D
D

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You only build me up baby, baby
G
G

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Bm
Bm
2

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You only build me up to tear me down,
A
A

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Em
Em

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F#m
F#m
2

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G
G

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down, down (ooh)
A
A

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Oh on
Verse 3
D
D

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G

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Monday maybe you might make me
D
D

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G
G

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D
D

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feel like I am a king (you build me up)
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G

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Tell me you're a puppet (you build me up) and
D
D

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G

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D
D

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I've got the string (you build me up)
G
G

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Oh but then on Tuesday (you build
D
D

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G
G

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Em
Em

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me up) it's a different thing
A
A

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(Ooh) just as I begin to get the feel of the throne
G
G

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Em
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A
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and (ooh) start to cherish the crown
D
D

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I found out you only build me up baby,

baby
Em
Em

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D
D

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(Only build me up) baby,

baby, baby, baby
G
G

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Bm
Bm
2

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A
A

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You only build me up to tear me down, down,
Em
Em

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C
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down (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
Em
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F#m
F#m
2

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G
G

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A
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Verse 4
Bm
Bm
2

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Em
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F#m
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2

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G
G

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A
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Bm
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2

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Yeah, yeah (ooh,
Em
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F#m
F#m
2

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G
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A
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ooh, ooh, ooh)
D
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(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
Verse 5
G
G

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Ooh you give me hope,
D
D

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G

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for a while you had me walkin' 'round on a cloud
D
D

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G

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Braggin' about you and
D
D

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G
G

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feelin' real proud
D
D

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G
G

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D
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G
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Then without a warnin' in front of a crowd
Em
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You bring me back to Earth with some
A
A

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Em
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A
A

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unkind deed soon as I am heaven bound
Em
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D
D

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G
G

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D

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Oh you only build me up, only build me up
Fm
Fm

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Ab
Ab
4

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Eb
Eb
6

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Ab
Ab
4

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Eb
Eb
6

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You only build me up, only build me up
Ab
Ab
4

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Eb
Eb
6

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Baby, baby (only build me up)

Baby, baby, baby (baby baby),
Fm
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Ab
Ab
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Cm
Cm
3

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Bb
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you only build me up to tear me down, down, down
Fm
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(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh) yeah,
Gm
Gm
3

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Ab
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4

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Bb
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yeah
Fm
Fm

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Eb
Eb
6

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(Only build me up baby,

baby) baby, baby
Ab
Ab
4

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Eb
Eb
6

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(Only build me up baby, baby) ooh yeah,

baby
Fm
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Cm
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You only build me up to tear me down,
Bb
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down, down
Fm
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(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh) yeah,
Gm
Gm
3

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Ab
Ab
4

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Bb
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Eb
Eb
6

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oo h wee baby
Fm
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Eb
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6

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(Only build me up baby,

baby) baby, baby, baby

(Only build me up baby, baby) yeah,

yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah baby

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • F#m

    2

  • G

  • A

  • D

  • Bm

    2

  • C

  • Fm

  • Ab

    4

  • Eb

    6

  • Cm

    3

  • Bb

  • Gm

    3

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of You Only Build Me Up To Tear Me Down by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles is D major.

The primary chords used in You Only Build Me Up To Tear Me Down are Em, F#m, G, A, D, Bm.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Em, F#m, G, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of You Only Build Me Up To Tear Me Down is approximately 95 beats per minute.

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