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Soft Cell-Tainted Love - sr - 0

[Intro - BPM 140]
Opening keyboard part
Just bass drum
E-55--5------
B-XX--X------
G-XX--X------ x 2 
D-77--7------
A-XX--X------
E-55--5------

[Intro 2 - Start with strummed muted string triplets with full drums as per higher ground]
[Am] [C] [F] ([C] x [G]) x - triplet feel) (x2)
 
[Verse 1 - on Em you can play double snare sometimes to emphasise that bit]
[G] Some
 
[Am] times, [C] I [F] feel, I've [C]got [G]to; 
[Am] (double snare) [C] Run a- [F] way, I've [C]got [G]to; 
[Am] (double snare) [C] Get A- [F] way, From the [C]pain [G]you 
[Am] drive in- [C] to the [F] heart of [C]me [G]the

[Am] love [C] we [F] share, [C]seems [G]to,
[Am] Go [C] no [F] where [C]And [G]I've 
[Am] lost [C] my [F] light, [C]For [G]
[Am] toss and [C] turn; I can't [F] sleep at night [C] [G]
 
[Chorus 1]
[A] Once I ran to you, [C] now I run from you,
[F] This tainted love you've given,
[Dm] give you all a boy could give you.
[Dsus2] Take my tears and that's not nearly... (GET READY - HIGH A)
[Am] All, [C] Tainted [F] love, [C]oh, [G]oh, oh, 
[Am] ..... [C] Tainted [F] love. [C] [G]
 
[Verse 2]
[Am] Now [C] I [F] know, I've [C]got [G]to; 
[Am] (double snare) [C] Run a- [F] way, I've [C]got [G]to; 
[Am] (double snare) [C] Get A- [F] way [C]You [G]don't
[Am] really [C] want any [F] more from [C]me [G]to

[Am] make [C] things [F] right You [C]need [G]some
[Am] one to [C] hold you [F] tight. [C]And [G]you 
[Am] think love [C] is to [F] pray, [C]But [G]I'm 
[Am] sorry, [C] I don't [F] pray that [C]way. [G]
 
[Chorus 2]
[A] Once I ran to you, [C] now I run from you,
[F] This tainted love you've given,
[Dm] give you all a boy could give you.
[Dsus2] Take my tears and that's not nearly...
[Am] All, [C] Tainted [F] love, [C]oh, [G]oh, oh, 
[Am] ..... [C] Tainted [F] love. [C] [G]Don't 
 
[Verse 3]
[Am] touch [C] me, [F] please, I [C]can [G]not 
[Am] stand the [C] way you [F] tease. [C] I [G]
[Am] love you, though you [C] hurt me [F] so, [C]Now [G]I'm 
[Am] going to [C] pack my [F] things and go[C] [G]
 
[Outro]
[Am] [C] Tainted [F] love, [C]oh, [G]oh, oh,
[Am] [C] Tainted [F] love, [C]oh, [G]oh, oh,
[Am] [C] Tainted [F] love, [C]oh, [G]oh, oh,
[Am] [C] Tainted [F] love, [C]oh, [G]oh, oh, 
[Am] [C] Touch me, [F] baby, tainted [C]luh [G]uuv
[Am] [C] Touch me, [F] baby, tainted [C]luh [G]uuv
(vocals go high)
[Am] [C] Tainted [F] love, [C]oh, [G]oh, oh, 
[Am] [C] Tainted [F] love, [C]oh, [G]oh, oh, 

[End]
[Am]

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Billy Joel-Uptown Girl

[BPM - 129]
[Intro]
"uh oh .." etc - 
[E] [F#m] [G#m] ([A] [B])

[Verse]
[E] Uptown girl ......... [F#m] She's been living in her
[G#m] uptown world [A] I bet she [B] never had a 
[E] back street guy [F#m] I bet her mama never 
[G#m] told her [A] why I'm gonna [B] try for an
[E] Uptown girl [F#m] She's been living in her 
[G#m] white bread world [A] As long as [B] anyone with 
[E] hot blood can [F#m] And now she's looking for a 
[G#m] downtown man [A] That's what I [B] am

[Chorus]
[C] And when she [Am] knows what
She [Dm] wants from her [G] time
[C] And when she [Am] wakes up
And [Dm] makes up her [G] mind
[A] She'll see I'm [F#m] not so tough
[D] Just because
[B] I'm in love with an

[Verse] 
[E] Uptown girl ... [F#m] You know I've seen her in her 
[G#m] uptown world [A] She's getting [B] tired of her
[E] high class toys [F#m] And all her presents from her 
[G#m] uptown boys [A] She's got a [B] choice

[Interlude]
[G] Whoo-ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- 
[F#] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- [Bm] ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-oah
[G] Whoo-ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- 
[F#] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- [B] ooo-ooo- [B] ooo-oah

[Verse]
[E] Uptown girl .....  [F#m] You know I can't afford to 
[G#m] buy her pearls [A] But maybe [B] someday when my  
[E] ship comes in [F#m] She'll understand what kind of 
[G#m] guy I've been [A] And then I'll [B] win

[Chorus]
[C] And when she's [Am] walking
She's [Dm] looking so [G] fine
[C] And when she's [Am] talking
She'll [Dm] say that she's [G] mine
[A] She'll say I'm [F#m] not so tough
[D] Just because
[B] I'm in love with an

[Verse - Drum fills section - snare only really on 4]
(just play bass drum and chords on 1 and put fills in on snare when appropriate)
[E] Uptown girl ......[F#m] She's been living in her 
[G#m] white bread world [A] As long as [B] anyone with 
[E] hot blood can [F#m] And now she's looking for a 
[G#m] downtown man [A] That's what I [B] am

[Interlude]
[G] Whoo-ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- 
[F#] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- [Bm] ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-oah
[G] Whoo-ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- 
[F#] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- [B] ooo-ooo- [B] ooo-oah

[Verse]
[E]Uptown girl [F#m]  
She's my uptown [G#m] girl .. You 
[A] know I'm in [B] love with an 
[E] uptown girl [F#m] My uptown 
[G#m] girl ....... You
[A] know I'm in [B] love with an 
[E] Uptown girl .... [F#m] My uptown 
[G#m] girl ....... You 
[A] know I'm in [B] love with an 
[E] Uptown girl .... [F#m] My uptown 
[G#m] girl ......... You 
[A] know I'm in [B] love (end on E)            

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