Take The Tumor With Humor Words JH with Joe Dearie/Music Jan Hauenstein
(C) (Em7/B) (Am) (Am7/E) (F) (G) (hold)
(C) Take the tumor with humor,
(F)Don´t let it bring you (C)down,
(F)Take the tumor with (C)humor
When (G)old man cancer is in town.
(C)Take the (C/B)tumor with (Am)humor, (Am/E)
(F)Treat it like a nasty (C)rumor, (C/E)
And (F)don´t you wear a (C/E)permanent frown
When (G/D)old man (G)cancer (G/B)creeps a(C)round.(Em7/B) (Am) (Am7/E) (F) (G) (hold)
(Am)Jimmy Cancer, (Em)ugly dancer,
(F)Jumps you from be(G)hind,
(Am)Jimmy Cancer, (Em)evil prancer,
(F)Is the cheating (G)kind.
You can´t com(F)pletely laugh him off,
He is (C)serious enough,
But the (F)more you are afraid,
The (C)more he´s got it (G)made.
Let the (F)doctors come with (C)all their art,
(G)Cut him out, every (Am)single tiny part,
Then (Dm)get your strength back and (Em)persevere,
Don´t let (F)old man cancer thrive on your (C)tears and (G)fears. (F)(G)(G7)
(C) Take the tumor with humor,
(F)Don´t let it bring you (C)down,
(F)Take the tumor with (C)humor,
When (G)old man cancer is in town.
(C) Take the (C/B)tumor with (Am)humor, (Am/E)
(F)Treat it like a nasty ugly (C)rumor, (C/E)
And (F)don´t you wear a (C/E)permanent frown
When (G/D)old man (G)cancer (G/B)creeps a(C)round.(Em7/B) (Am) (Am7/E) (F) (G) (hold)
(Am)Jimmy Cancer, (Em)ugly dancer,
(F)Stealing the light from the (G)sky,
(Am)Jimmy Cancer, (Em)evil prancer,
(F)Trying to steal the (G)twinkle from your eye.
Such a (F)dirty little beast,
On (C)you he´ll try to feast,
He´ll more (F)easily succeeed
When you (C)pay him too much (G)heed.
Try (F)not to forget (C)Eric´s got it right,
(G)You should always look (Am)on the bright side
Of (Dm)life´s tribulations and (Em)trials,
They´re (F)best borne (C) with a (G)smile. (F)(G)(G7)
(C) Take the tumor with humor,
(F)Don´t let it bring you (C)down,
(F)Take the tumor with (C)humor
When (G)old man cancer is in town.
(C) Take the (C/B)tumor with (Am)humor, (Am/E)
(F)Treat it like a nasty ugly (C)rumor, (C/E)
And (F)don´t you wear a (C/E)permanent frown
When (G/D)old man (G)cancer (G/B)creeps a(C)round.(Em7/B) (Am) (Am7/E) (F) (G) (hold) (C)
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