Tim Minchin - You Grew On Me

you grew on me

capo iv

intro : G Bm7 C Cmaj7
G D C x2

verse
G Bm7 C
you grew on me like a tumour
G Bm7 C
and you spread through me like malignant melanoma
G C
and now youre in my heart
G C
i shouldve cut you out back at the start

bridge
Em D/F# C/G
now im afraid theres no cure for me
Em D/F# C/G
no dose of emotional chemotherapy
B Em
can halt my pathetic decline
B Em F# ( F#7 F#6 F#5 )
i shouldve had you removed back when you were benign

verse
i picked you up like a virus
like meningococcal meningitis
now i cant feel my legs
when youre around i cant get out of bed

bridge
ive left it too late to risk an operation
i know theres no hope for a clean amputation
the successful removal of you
would probably kill me too

verse
you grew on me like carcinoma
crept up on me like untreated glaucoma
C Cm G
now i find it hard to see
C Cm G
this untreated dose of you has blinded me

bridge to key change
i shouldve consulted my local physician
im stuck now forever with this tunnel vision
my periphery is screwed
B Em F# G#7
wherever i look now , all i see is you

F#m D
when we first met you seemed fickle and shallow
F#m D
but my armour was no match for your poison arrow
C# F#m
you are wedged inside my chest
C# F#m G#
if i tried to take you out now i might bleed to death
G# G#7 G#6 G#5
im feeling short of breath

A D
you grew on me like a tumour
A D A
and you spread through me like malignant melanoma
D Dm6 A
i guess i never knew
D Dm6 A
how fast a little mole can grow on you