[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.
[Verse] [C] Eye to [Caug-x3211x] eye stand winners and [C] losers [Caug] hurt be [C] envy [Caug] cut by [F] greed [Em] (C9 riff comes as well as C to Caug) [C] face to [Caug] face with their own disil [C] lusion [Caug] the [C] scars of old ro [Caug] mances still on their [F] cheeks [Em] and when [C] blow by blow the [Am] passion dies sweet [E] little death just [E] have been lies the [Am] memories of [Am] gone by time [E] would still recall the lie
[Chorus - fast key riff from C to G at end is C Cmaj7 Gadd9 G] [D] the first cut wont [G] hurt at all [C] ([C][G]) [D] the second only [G] makes you [C] wonder ([C][G])the [D] third will have you on your [G] knees [C] ([C][G]) [D] you start bleeding I start [E] screaming
[Verse] [C] its too [Caug] late the decision is [C] made by fate [Caug] [C] time to [Caug] prove what forever should [F] last [Em] (C9 riff comes as well as C to Caug) whose [C] feelings are so [Caug] true ... [C] as to stand the [Caug] test whose [C] demands are [Caug] so strong as to [F] parry all at [Em] tempts when [C] blow by blow the [Am] passion dies sweet [E] little death just [E] have been lies the [Am] memories of a [Am] gone by time [E] would still recall the lie
[Chorus - fast key riff from C to G at end is C Cmaj7 Gadd9 G] [D] the first cut wont [G] hurt at all [C] ([C][G]) [D] the second only [G] makes you [C] wonder ([C][G])the [D] third will have you on your [G] knees [C] ([C][G]) [D] you start bleeding I start [E] screaming
[Random vamp] [D5-x0023x][E5-x2245x][G5-5578x] - riff at end 7578 5578 7578 Just bass drum - then play this riff whilst C9 riff is played over the top the play C to Caug until Chorus comes in
[Chorus - fast key riff from C to G at end is C Cmaj7 Gadd9 G] [D] the first cut wont [G] hurt at all [C] ([C][G]) [D] the second only [G] makes you [C] wonder ([C][G])the [D] third will have you on your [G] knees [C] ([C][G]) [D] you start bleeding I start [E] screaming