[Verse 1] You were [F] working as a waitress in a [Gsus4] cocktail [G] bar [F] When I (offbeats) [C]met [G]you ......... I [F] picked you out, I shook you up and [Gsus4] turned you a [G] round [F] Turned you into some [C]one [G]new
[Verse 2] Now [F] five years later on you've got the [Gsus4] world at your [G] feet Suc [F] cess has been so easy [C]for [G]you But [F] don't forget it's me who put you [Gsus4] where you are [G] now And [F] I can put you back [C]there [G]too
[Bridge] [Am] Don't, don't you [Em] want me? ... You [F] know I can't believe it When I [Dm] hear that you won't [Gsus4] see [G] me [Am] Don't, don't you [Em] want me? .. You [F] know I don't believe you When you [Dm] say that you don't [Gsus4] need [G] me
[Pre-Chorus] It's [A] much too late to find When you [Bm] think you've changed your mind You'd [C6-x35555] better change it back or we will both be [E] sorry
[Chorus] [F] Don't you want me, [G] baby? [F] Don't you want me, [G] oh? [F] Don't you want me, [G] baby? [F] Don't you want me, [G] oh?
[Verse 3] I was [F] working as a waitress in a [Gsus4] cocktail [G] bar [F] That much [C]is [G]true But [F] even then I knew I'd find a [Gsus4] much better [G] place [F] Either with or with [C]out [G]you
[Verse 4] The [F] five years we have had have been [Gsus4] such good [G] times [F] I still [C]love [G]you But [F] now I think it's time I live my [Gsus4] life on my [G] own I [F] guess it's just what I [C]must [G]do
[Bridge] [Am] Don't, don't you [Em] want me? ... You [F] know I can't believe it When I [Dm] hear that you won't [Gsus4] see [G] me [Am] Don't, don't you [Em] want me? .. You [F] know I don't believe you When you [Dm] say that you don't [Gsus4] need [G] me
[Pre-Chorus] It's [A] much too late to find When you [Bm] think you've changed your mind You'd [C6] better change it back or we will [E] both be sorry
[Chorus] [F] Don't you want me, [G] baby? [F] Don't you want me, [G] oh? [F] Don't you want me, [G] baby? [F] Don't you want me, [G] oh?
[Interlude] | Am | Am C | Am | Am | x 2
[Chorus] [F] Don't you want me, [G] baby? [F] Don't you want me, [G] oh? [F] Don't you want me, [G] baby? [F] Don't you want me, [G] oh? (repeat and fade)
[Intro - Capo 3rd Fret - BPM 140] Opening keyboard part - Capo at 3 Just bass drum E-00--0------ B-55--5------ G-XX--X------ x 2 D-22--2------ A-XX--X------ E-00--0------ Drums - 3 triplets finish on 1 of 4 then play upstroke to start chords Play triplets below strings (at treble end) so easier to play upstroke Play triplets with both hands RLL RLL RLL R then upstroke to start
Em G C (G x Asus2 x - triplet feel) (x2)
[Verse 1 - on Em you can play double snare sometimes to emphasise that bit] Some [Em] times, [G] I [C] feel, I've [G-Asus2] got to; [Em][G] Run a- [C] way, I've [G-Asus2] got to; [Em][G] Get A- [C] way, From the [G-Asus2] pain you [Em] drive in- [G] to the [C] heart [G-Asus2] of me. The [Em] love [G] we [C] share, [G-Asus2] seems to, [Em] Go [G] no [C] where [G-Asus2] And I've [Em] lost [G] my [C] light, [G-Asus2] For I [Em] toss and [G] turn; I can't [C] sleep at [G-Asus2] night.
[Chorus 1] [E] Once I ran to you, [G] now I run from you, [C] This tainted love you've given, I [Am] give you all a boy could give you. [Asus2] Take my tears and that's not nearly... [Em] All, [G] Tainted [C] love, [G-Asus2] oh, oh, oh, [Em] ..... [G] Tainted [C] love. [G-Asus2] ..................
[Verse 2] [Em] Now [G] I [C] know, I've [G-Asus2] got to; [Em][G] Run a- [C] way, I've [G-Asus2] got to; [Em][G] Get A- [C] way [G-Asus2] You don't [Em] really [G] want any [C] more [G-Asus2] from me to [Em] make [G] things [C] right [G-Asus2] You need some [Em] one to [G] hold you [C] tight. [G-Asus2] And you [Em] think love [G] is to [C] pray, [G-Asus2] But I'm [Em] sorry, [G] I don't [C] pray that [G-Asus2] way.
[Chorus 2] [E] Once I ran to you, [G] now I run from you, [C] This tainted love you've given, I [Am] give you all a boy could give you. [Asus2] Take my tears and that's not nearly... [Em] All, [G] Tainted [C] love, [G-Asus2] oh, oh, oh, [Em] ..... [G] Tainted [C] love. [G-Asus2] ..................
[Verse 3] Don't [Em] touch [G] me, [C] please, I [G-Asus2] can not [Em] stand the [G] way you [C] tease. [G-Asus2] I [Em] love you, though you [G] hurt me [C] so, [G-Asus2] Now I'm [Em] going to [G] pack my [C] things and [G-Asus2] go.