xThese are the chords for the song, although its a repetition of string picking, its
picking of these chords. Fairly easy either way though.
I put the F chord twice throughout the song to emphasis that it gets two measures (8
beats) instead of one measure (4 beats)
Nelly Furtado - Build You Up
Standard Tuning
Capo on 1st Fret
Am - 002210
E - 022100
F - 133211
Intro
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Am E F F x 2
Am E F F
Baby, don't believe it
Am E F F
Verse 1
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Am E F F
Baby, don't believe it, oh, it's in your eyes
Am E F F
I can see the weakness you don't have to hide
Am E F F
I can take you under, under my wing
Am E F F
'Cause your voice gives me a song that I love to sing
Chorus 1
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Am E F F
Baby, they build you up only to tear you down
Am E F F
Don't give up, baby, don't believe it, baby, don't believe it
Am E F F
Baby, they build you up only to tear you down
Am E F F
Baby, don't believe it, baby, don't believe it, oh, it's good for nothing
Verse 2 (same as 1st verse)
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You were just a child, ready to explore
And everything you saw looked like an open door
A place you can remember, you'd love to go back
But you can't even comprehend that it's all in the past
Chorus 2
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Am E F F
Baby, they build you up only to tear you down
Am F F F
Baby, don't believe it, baby, don't believe it, oh, it's good for nothing
Am E F F
Baby, they build you up only to tear you down
Am E F F
Baby, don't believe it, baby, don't believe it oh, it's good for nothing
Bridge
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Am E F F
Put your heart in my hands and I won't hurt you
Am E F F
Put your heart in my hands, I promise not to
Am E F F Am
Put your heart in my hands, I'll lift you up, you'll fly away
E F F
Fly away, lift you up
Chorus 1
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Am E F F
Baby, they build you up only to tear you down
Am E F F
Don't give up, baby, don't believe it, baby, don't believe it
Am E F F
Baby, they build you up only to tear you down
Am E F F
Baby, don't believe it, baby, don't believe it, oh, it's good for nothing
Chorus 3
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Am E F F
I'll never build you up only to tear you down
Am E F F
Baby, just believe it, baby just believe it, oh it's good for something
Am E F F
I'll never build you up only to tear you down
Am E F F Am E F F
Oh it's good for nothing, I love you the way you are
Outro
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Am E F F
