[Intro] [D][Bm][Em][A] Dsus2 x X X D , Bsus4-799977 Bm, E7sus4-079710 (or 020200) Em, Aadd6-x0767 A (can play x02222 x02220)
[Chorus] [D] Last Christmas I gave you my heart But the [Bm] very next day you gave it away [Em] This year to save me from tears I'll [A] give it to someone special
[Chorus] [D] Last Christmas I gave you my heart But the [Bm] very next day you gave it away [Em] This year to save me from tears I'll [A] give it to someone special
[Interlude] [D][Bm][Em][A]
[Verse 1] [D] Once bitten and twice shy [Bm] I keep my distance but you still catch my eye [Em] Tell me baby do you recognize me? [A] Well, it's been a year, it doesn't surprise me
[Verse 2] [D] (whispered) "Merry Christmas!" I wrapped it up and sent it [Bm] With a note saying: "I love you!", I meant it [Em] Now I know what a fool I've been But if you [A] kissed me now, I know you'd fool me again
[Chorus] [D] Last Christmas I gave you my heart But the [Bm] very next day you gave it away [Em] This year to save me from tears I'll [A] give it to someone special
[Chorus] [D] Last Christmas I gave you my heart But the [Bm] very next day you gave it away [Em] This year to save me from tears I'll [A] give it to someone special
[Interlude] [D][Bm][Em][A]
[Verse 3] [D] Crow.... ded room, friends with tired.... eyes [Bm] Hi.... ding from you and your soul of ice [Em] My God, I thought you were someone to rely on [A] Me? I guess I was a shoulder to cry on
[Verse 4] A [D] face on a lover with a fire in his heart A [Bm] man undercover but you tore him [Em] a part Ooh-hoo Now I've [A] found a real love, you'll never fool me again
[Chorus] [D] Last Christmas I gave you my heart But the [Bm] very next day you gave it away [Em] This year to save me from tears I'll [A] give it to someone special
[Chorus] [D] Last Christmas I gave you my heart But the [Bm] very next day you gave it away [Em] This year to save me from tears I'll [A] give it to someone special
[Verse 5] A [D] face on a lover with a fire in his heart A [Bm] man undercover but you tore him apart [Em] Maybe ... next year ... (spoken) I'll [A] give it to someone, I'll give it to someone ... [D] special
[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]I [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, I [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, I [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]
