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Tainted Love

The Living End
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Song

-THE LIVING END-

Tainted Love

Tabbed By Michael Fryar

manumick20@ayhoo.com

^=bend

v=bring bend back down

making it sound very noticed

p=pull off

h=hammer on

~=vibrado

s=slide

Intro:

G7 A#7 D#7 A#7 G7 A#7 D#9

e--3-3----6-6----6-6----6-6----3-3----6-6------|
b--3-3----6-6----8-8----6-6----3-3----6-6---6--|
g--4-4----7-7----6-6----7-7----4-4----7-7---6--|
d--3-3----6-6----8-8----6------3-3----6-6---7--|
a--5-5----8-8----6-6----8------5-5----8-8---6--|
e--3-3----6-6-----------6------3-3----6-6------|

1st Verse:

G7 A#7 D#7 A#7 G A#7 D#7 A#7 G

e--3-3---6-6---6-6---6-6--------6-6---6-6---6-6--------|
b--3-3---6-6---8-8---6-6--------6-6---8-8---6-6--------|
g--4-4---7-7---6-6---7-7--------7-7---6-6---7-7--------|
d--3-3---6-6---8-8---6----5-5---6-6---8-8---6----5-5---|
a--5-5---8-8---6-6---8----5-5---8-8---6-6---8----5-5---|
e--3-3---6-6---------6----3-3---6-6---------6----3-3---|

A#7 D#7 A#7 G A#7 D#7

e--6-6---6-6---6-6---3-3---6-6--6---|
b--6-6---8-8---6-6---3-3---6-6--8---|
g--7-7---6-6---7-7---4-4---7-7--6---|
d--6-6---8-8---6-----3-3---6-6--8---|
a--8-8---6-6---8-----5-5---8-8--6---|
e--6-6---------6-----3-3---6-6------|

G7 A#7 D#7 A#7 G A#7 D#7

e--3-3---6-6---6-6---6-6-------3-3---6-6------------|
b--3-3---6-6---8-8---6-6-------3-3---6-6------8-----|
g--4-4---7-7---6-6---7-7-------4-4---7-7------------|
d--3-3---6-6---8-8---6---(x3)--3-3---6-6----8---8---|
a--5-5---8-8---6-6---8---------5-5---8-8--6-------6-|
e--3-3---6-6---------6---------3-3---6-6------------|

1st Chorus:

G A#

e--------------------------------|
b--------------------------------|
g--------4---------------7-------|
d------5---5-----------8---8-----|
a----5-------5-------8-------8---|
e--3-----------3---6-----------6-|

*GET THE TIMING CORRECT!!!*

D# C

e---------------------------------|
b-------8-8--------------5--------|
g-----8-----8----------5---5----5-|
d---8---------8------5-------5--5-|
a-6-------------6--3----------3-3-|
e---------------------------------|

2nd Verse:

G A# D# A# G A# D#

e---------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------|
g------------8-8---------------------8--|
d--5-5--8-8--8-8--8-8-(x3)-5-5--8-8--8--|(x3)
a--5-5--8-8--6-6--8-8------5-5--8-8--6--|
e--3-3--6-6-------6-6------3-3--6-6-----|

2nd Chorus:

G

e---3---3---3---3---3---3---3|
b----------------------------|
g----------------------------|
d-5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
a-5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
e-3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|

A A#

e----------------------------------|
b----------------------------------|
g-2----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
d-2--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
a-0--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|
e----------------------------------|
e--------------------------------|
b---4---4---4---4---4---4---4----|
g-3---3---3---3---3---3---3------|
d-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---0--|
a--------------------------------|
e--------------------------------|

C

e--------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------|
g--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5|
d--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5|
a--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3|
e--------------------------------------------------------|

Take my tears...

G A# D# A# G A# D#

e-----------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------|
g------------8-8-----------------8--|
d--5-5--8-8--8-8--8-8--5-5--8-8--8--|
a--5-5--8-8--6-6--8-8--5-5--8-8--6--|
e--3-3--6-6-------6-6--3-3--6-6-----|

Tainted Love...

3rd Verse:

G

e-----2-----------------------------------------------|
b-----2-----------------------------------------------|
g-----0-----------------------------------------------|
d-----0-----------------------------------------------|
a-----2-----------------------------------------------|
e-----3-----------------------------------------------|

And now I`ve got to run away...

G A# D# A# G A# D#

e--------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------|
g---------------8-8-----------------8--|
d-----5-5--8-8--8-8--8-8--5-5--8-8--8--|
a-----5-5--8-8--6-6--8-8--5-5--8-8--6--|
e-15s-3-3--6-6-------6-6--3-3--6-6-----|

3rd Chorus:

G

e---3---3---3---3---3---3---3|
b----------------------------|
g----------------------------|
d-5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
a-5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
e-3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|

A A#

e----------------------------------|
b----------------------------------|
g-2----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
d-2--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
a-0--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|
e----------------------------------|
e--------------------------------|
b---4---4---4---4---4---4---4----|
g-3---3---3---3---3---3---3------|
d-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---0--|
a--------------------------------|
e--------------------------------|

C

e--------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------|
g--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5|
d--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5|
a--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3|
e--------------------------------------------------------|

Take my tears...

G A# D# A# G A# D#

e-----------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------|
g------------8-8-----------------8--|
d--5-5--8-8--8-8--8-8--5-5--8-8--8--|
a--5-5--8-8--6-6--8-8--5-5--8-8--6--|
e--3-3--6-6-------6-6--3-3--6-6-----|

Tainted Love...

Solo:

e------------------------------:-------------------------3-14^|
b-5^v--5^-5^-------------------:---------------------3-6------|
g-5^v--5^-5^--5^v-3-5-3--------:-----------------3s5----------|
d-----------------------5-5~~--:-3-5p3------------------------|
a------------------------------:-------5-5-5p3-1--------------|
e------------------------------:------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------------------|
g-12-10---------------------------12----15----14----13-|
d-------12-11-10-8----8h10-----------------------------|
a------------------10----------10----13----12----11----|
e------------------------------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------------------|
b---0----3-1-------------8-8-(8^v)-6------6-----|
g---0--------3-^2v-0--s7-------------8-s7---7---|
d---0-----------------------------------------8-|
a-----------------------------------------------|
e-3---------------------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------------8-|
b-------------------------------------------|
g------------------------8-10p8----8-10^----|
d--------8-10p8----8-s10--------10----------|
a-6-8-10--------10--------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------|
e----8----8----8----8----8----8----8-----8-|
b------------------------------------------|
g-10^--10^--10^--10^--10^--10^--10^--10^---|
d------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------|
e-11--12--13--13^v--13-15-15-15----------------------------|
b-10--11--12---------------------15--15--15-15-15-15-15-15-|
g--------------------------------15^-15^-15-15-15-15-15-15^|
d----------------------------------------------------------|
a----------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------------------------|
d-17-15-17p15-----15----------------------------------------|
a-------------17-----17-15-17-15-13-15-13----13-------------|
e-----------------------------------------15----15-13-15-13-|
e-------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------|

d---------------------------now we got out slight pause

a-------------------------------------------------|
e-10-13-10-8-6-8-6-9^v-9^-------------------------|
e--------------------------------------3------3-----|
b-----3----------------------------------6---x--5~~-|
g-s-4-------2^v-0------0-0------------------x-------|
d-----------------2p0-------2p0-s5---------x--------|
a---------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------|
e-------3-5^-5^v-3---3-3---------------|
b-2h3h5------------5---3------6--------|
g-------------------------5s7---s5-3---|
d------------------------------------5-|
a--------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------|
e------------------------------|
b-3---x-5-------3-------5------|

g-3h4-x-5-(x4)--3h4p3p0-5-(repeat as needed)

d------------------------------|
a------------------------------|
e------------------------------|
e------3-----------------------------------------|
b--------6-3-5-3-----------5--3------------------|
g-2s4------------5h6p5-3---5--3h4p3--------------|
d------------------------5----------3h5p3---3----|
a-----------------------------------------5--s3-1|
e------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------|
b---------------------6h8^--|
g-----------------7h8-------|
d----3-5p3---3-s8-----------|
a-s5-------5----------------|
e---------------------------|
e--------------|

b-8^vp6-8~~~~--|

g--------------|
d--------------|
a--------------|
e--------------|.

Last Verse:

e-----------------------------------|
b----------------------------8------|
g----------------------------6------|
d-----------------------------------|(x2)
a----------------------------6------|
e-----------3------------6----------|

I cannot stand the way you tease..

G

e---------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------|
d------------------------------------5--|
a------------------------------------5--|
e------------------------------------3--|

so I`m gonna pack my things and go...

G A# D# A# G A#

e--------------------------------|
b--------------------------------|
g------------8-8-----------------|
d--5-5--8-8--8-8--8-8-(x3)-5--8--|
a--5-5--8-8--6-6--8-8------5--8--|
e--3-3--6-6-------6-6------3--6--|

Final Chorus:

G

e---3---3---3---3---3---3---3|
b----------------------------|
g----------------------------|
d-5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
a-5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
e-3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|

A A#

e----------------------------------|
b----------------------------------|
g-2----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
d-2--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
a-0--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|
e----------------------------------|
e--------------------------------|
b---4---4---4---4---4---4---4----|
g-3---3---3---3---3---3---3------|
d-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---0--|
a--------------------------------|
e--------------------------------|

C

e--------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------|
g--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5|
d--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5|
a--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3|
e--------------------------------------------------------|

Take my tears...

G A# D# A# G

e------------------------------|
b------------------------------|
g------------8-8---------------|
d--5-5--8-8--8-8--8-8-(x4)-5-5-|
a--5-5--8-8--6-6--8-8------5-5-|
e--3-3--6-6-------6-6------3-3-|

There ya go! Enjoy =)

icq me @ 67053832

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