You Grew on Me

Capo IV

Intro:         G  Bm7  C C7M
              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#      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
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