You Grew On Me
Tim MinchinVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
x2
You grew on me like a tumour
And you spread through me like malignant melanoma
And now youre in my heart
I shouldve cut you out back at the start
Now Im afraid theres no cure for me
No dose of emotional chemotherapy
Can halt my pathetic decline
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I shouldve had you removed back when you were benign
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
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
You grew on me like carcinoma
Crept up on me like untreated glaucoma
Now I find it hard to see
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
Wherever I look now, all I see is you
When we first met you seemed fickle and shallow
But my armour was no match for your poison arrow
You are wedged inside my chest
If I tried to take you out now I might bleed to death
Im feeling short of breath
You grew on me like a tumour
And you spread through me like malignant melanoma
I guess I never knew
How fast a little mole can grow on you
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Readable chord sheet for You Grew On Me by Tim Minchin
[G] [Bm7] [C] [Cmaj7]
[G] [D] [C] x2
[G]You grew on me [Bm7]like a tu[C]mour
[G]And you spread [Bm7]through me like m[C]alignant melanoma
[G]And now youre in my hea[C]rt
[G]I shouldve cut you out [C]back at the start
[Em]Now Im [D/F#]afraid theres n[C/G]o cure for me
[Em]No dose [D/F#]of emotional che[C/G]motherapy
[B]Can halt my pathetic dec[Em]line
[B] [Em] [F#] ([F#7] [F#6] [F#5])
I shouldve had you removed back when you were benign
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
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
You grew on me like carcinoma
Crept up on me like untreated glaucoma
[C]Now I fi[Cm]nd it ha[G]rd to see
[C]This untreated d[Cm]ose of you has b[G]linded me
Bridge to Key Change
I shouldve consulted my local physician
Im stuck now forever with this tunnel vision
My periphery is screwed
[B]Wherever I look [Em]now, all I see i[F#]s you [Ab7]
[F#m]When we first met you se[D]emed fickle and shallow
[F#m]But my armour was no mat[D]ch for your poison arrow
[C#]You are wedged inside my[F#m] chest
[C#]If I tried to take you o[F#m]ut now I might b[Ab]leed to death
[Ab]Im feeling short of bre[Ab7]ath [Ab6] [Ab5]
[A]You grew on me like a tu[D]mour
[A]And you spread t[D]hrough me like m[A]alignant melanoma
[D]I guess [Dm6]I never knew [A]
[D]How fast[Dm6] a little mole c[A]an grow on you