Soft Cell-Tainted Love
[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------
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
Am C F (C x Gsus2 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] [C] Run a- [F] way, I've [C]got [G]to;
[Am] [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...
[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] [C] Run a- [F] way, I've [C]got [G]to;
[Am] [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]
[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]
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