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 you’re in my heart G C I should’ve cut you out back at the start Bridge Em D/F# C/G Now I’m afraid there’s 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 should’ve had you removed back when you were benign Verse I picked you up like a virus Like meningococcal meningitis Now I can’t feel my legs When you’re around I can’t get out of bed Bridge I’ve left it too late to risk an operation I know there’s 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 should’ve consulted my local physician I’m stuck now forever with this tunnel vision My periphery is screwed B Em F# Ab7 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 Ab If I tried to take you out now I might bleed to death Ab Ab7 Ab6 Ab5 I’m 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