Tim Minchin – You Grew On Me (Ukulele)

Capo 4
Key
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Versions (3)

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Chords

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#	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