Cancer

My Chemical Romance
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Updated: Mar 2026 Version: #1

Intro

[C]..[G]

[C]..[G]

[C]turn away [G/B]

if you co[G]uld get me a d[Am]rink

of water ‘cause my l[Fm]ips are chapped and faded

call my [C]aunt marie [G/B]

help her [G]gather all my t[Am]hings

and bury me in [Fm]all my favorite colors

my [F]sisters and my [D/F#]brothers st[G]ill

I [E/G#]will not k[Am]iss you

[Fm]‘cause the h[Dm]ardest part of t[G]his

is leavin’ y[C]ou..

now t[C]urn away [G/B]

‘cause I’m a[G]wful just to [Am]see

‘cause all my hair’s ab[Fm]andoned all my body

oh my [C]agony [G/B]

know that [G]I will never [Am]marry

baby, I’m just [Fm]soggy from the chemo

but [F]countin’ down the [D/F#]days to [G]go

it [E/G#]just ain’t liv[Am]in’

and I just ho[Fm]pe you know

Chorus

that i[C]f you say

good[Caug]bye today

I’d [Am]ask you to be t[Am]-[G]-[F]-[Em]rue

‘cause the [Dm]hardest part of t[G]his

is leavin’ y[Am]ou [Am/G#] [Am/G] [Am/F#]

‘cause the[Dm] hardest part of[G] this

is leavin’ [C]you..