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Tainted Love

Soft Cell
Chords & TabKeyGmCapoFret 3intermediate144 BPM
★4.8(1k)

Chords in this song6

capo 3 — sounds 3 semitones higher

Intro

    
e|---------8-8---5-|x2 and repeated throughout song
B|-5-5-8-8-----8---|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

Verse 1

Some-times, I feel, I've got to;
Run a-way, I've got to;
Get A-way,
From the pain you drive in-to the heart of me.
The love we share, seems to,
Go no-where.
And I've lost my light,
For I toss and turn; I can't sleep at night.

Chorus

Once I ran to you, now I run from you,
This tainted love you've given,
I give you all a boy could give you.
Take my tears and that's not nearly...
All, Tainted love, oh, oh, oh,
Tainted love. 

Verse 2

Now I know, I've got to;
Run a-way, I've got to;
Get A-way.
You don't really want any more from me.
To make things right,
You need some-one to hold you tight.
And you think love is to pray,
But I'm sorry, I don't pray that way.

Chorus

Once I ran to you, now I run from you,
This tainted love you've given,
I give you all a boy could give you.
Take my tears and that's not nearly...
All, Tainted love, oh, oh, oh,
Tainted love. 

Verse 3

Don't touch me, please,
I can not stand the way you tease.
I love you, though you hurt me so,
Now I'm going to pack my things and go.

Coda

Tainted love, oh, oh, oh,
Tainted love, oh, oh, oh.
Tainted love, oh, oh, oh,
Tainted love, oh, oh, oh.
Touch me, baby, tainted love,
Touch me, baby, tainted love.
Tainted love, oh, oh, oh,
Tainted love, oh, oh, oh.
(Repeat to Fade)

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