You Grew On Me
Tim Minchin
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Intro: G Bm7 C C7MG D C (2x) Verso:G Bm7 C You grew on me like a tumourG Bm7 C And you spread through me like malignant melanomaG C And now you're in my heartG C I should've cut you out back at the start Ponte:Em D/F# C/G Now I'm afraid there's no cure for meEm D/F# C/G No dose of emotional chemotherapyB Em Can halt my pathetic declineB Em I should've had you removed backF# ( F#7 F#6 F#5 ) when you were benignG Bm5 C I picked you up like a virusG Bm7 C Like meningococcal meningitisContinues after the adG C Now I can't feel my legsG C When you're around I can't get out of bedEm D/F# C/G I've left it too late to risk an operationEm D/F# C/G I know there's no hope for a clean amputationB Em The successful removal of youB Em Would probably kill me tooF# ( F#7 F#6 F#5 )G Bm7 C You grew on me like carcinomaG Bm7 C Crept up on me like untreated glaucomaC Cm G Now I find it hard to seeC Cm G This untreated dose of you has blinded meEm D/F# C/G I should've consulted my local physicianEm D/F# C/G I'm stuck now forever with this tunnel visionB Em My periphery is screwedB Em F# Wherever I look now, all I see isG#7 youF#m D When we first met you seemed fickle and shallowF#m D But my armour was no match for your poison arrowC# F#m You are wedged inside my chestC# F#m If I tried to take you out now IG# might bleed to deathG# G#7 G#6 G#5 I'm feeling short of breathA D You grew on me like a tumourA D A And you spread through me like malignant melanomaD Dm6 A I guess I never knewD Dm6 A How fast a little mole can grow on you