#-----------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------# #This OLGA file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation # #of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or # #research. Remember to view this file in Courier, or some other monospaced # #font. See http://www.olga.net/faq/ for more information. # #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Tainted Love - by Soft Cell Tabbed by: TapdancingJayses I found a really awesome version of these chords at this site (http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/s/soft_cell/tainted_love_acoustic_crd.htm) ... that is, if one knows barre chords. I believe that this tab is about equally good, and just a little easier to play. Hope it helps, and happy guitaring! Capo 2 Em G Am Sometimes I feel I've got to Em G Am Run away I've got to Em G Am Get away from the pain you drive into the heart of me Em G Am The love we share Em G Am Seems to go nowhere Em G Am And I've lost my light Em For I toss and turn I can't sleep at night [CHORUS] G Once I ran to you (I ran) Em Now I'll run from you C This tainted love you've given Am I give you all a boy could give you Am Em Take my tears and that's not nearly all Em Oh...tainted love Em Tainted love Em G Am Now I know I've got to Em G Am Run away I've got to Em G Get away Am Em G Am You don't really want anymore from me Em G Am To make things right Em G Am You need someone to hold you tight Em G Am And you think love is to pray Em But I'm sorry I don't pray that way [CHORUS] Em G Don't touch me please Am Em G Am I cannot stand the way you tease Em G Am I love you though you hurt me so Em G Am Now I'm gonna pack my things and go Em G Am Tainted love, tainted love (x2) Em G Am Touch me baby, tainted love (x2) Tainted love (x3) ======================= So I was looking for a tab for this '80s one-hit wonder classic and the one that involves the capo on the 3rd fret just didn't sound right no matter how I strummed it. So I thought I would make my own acoustic version. The way that I set it up is a great way for some beginners to practice there barre chords. But it also sounds fine with the regular chords as well, but I prefer the barre chord version myself.If you have trouble with the tab, just listen to the song and it make give you some clarity. And once you have made your final judgement on the tab, please rate. Standard tuning Chords in Barre form: lowEADGBe F#m:244222 A:577655 D:X5777X Bm:X24432 Intro: F#m A D Bm (x2) Verse 1: F#m A D Bm Sometimes I feel, I've got to; F#m A D Bm Run away, I've got to; F#m A D Get away, Bm F#m From the pain you drive, A Into the heart of me. F#m A D The love we share, Bm F#m A D Seems to; go no where. Bm F#m A D And I've lost my light, Bm F#m For I toss and turn; A I can't sleep at night. Chorus 1: F#m Once I ran to you, A Now I run from you, D This tainted love you've given, Bm I give you all a boy could give you. Take my tears and that's not nearly... F#m A D All____, Tainted love, Bm Oh oh oh, F#m A D Bm Tainted love. Verse 2: F#m A D Bm Now I know, I've got to; F#m A D Bm Run away, I've got to; F#m A D Get away. Bm F#m You don't really want, A Any more from me. F#m A Bm To make things right, Bm F#m You need someone, A D To hold you tight. Bm F#m And you think love, A D Is to pray, Bm F#m But I'm sorry, A I don't pray that way. Chorus Bridge: D Bm F#m A D Don't touch me please, Bm F#m I cannot stand, A D Bm The way you tease. F#m I love you though you; A D Hurt me so, Bm F#m Now I'm going to, A Pack my things and go. Outro: F#m A D Tainted love, Bm Oh oh oh, F#m A D Tainted love, Bm Oh oh oh. F#m A D Tainted love, Bm Oh oh oh, F#m A D Tainted love, Bm Oh oh oh. F#m A Touch me baby, D Bm Tainted love, F#m A Touch me baby, D Bm Tainted love. F#m A D Tainted love, Bm Oh oh oh, F#m A D Tainted love, Bm Oh oh oh. (Repeat and fade as many times as you feel) And that should be that for Tainted Love by Soft Cell. Once again, please rate this tab when you have made your final judgement. Also, please be sure to check out all of my other tabs I've made. -I hope you enjoy; my little droogies. =================== okay so this song is played in many different keys but i like it darker so i will give it to u in F# it is good to play at a medium fashon F# A D A B F# A D sometimes i feel ive got to run away A B F# A D A B F# A D Ab ive got to get away from the pain u drive into my heart F# A D A B F# A D the love we share seems to go nowhere A B F# A D A B F#(hold) though i lost my light and i toss and turn i cant sleep at night Prechorus!!! F# A once i ran from u now i run from u D B this tainted love u give me i give all a boy can give u B TAKE MY TEARS AND THATS NOT REALLY ALL!!!!! Chorus F# ADAB tainted love(woh) F#ADAB tainted love (woh) F# A D A B F# A D Ab now i know ive got to run away ive got to get away F# u dont really dont want any more from me VErse (same as other verse) to make things write u need some one to hold u tight and u think love is to pray but sorry i dont pray thaat way pre chorus Chorusx2 SO THATS IT IF U PLAY WITH THE RECORDING PLAY IN G ==================== ...TAINTED LOVE... by Soft Cell ------------------............. *Released 1981* *CAPO 3rd FRET* (Original Key: Gm) Intro: Em G C G (x2) Verse 1: Em G C G Some-times, I feel, I've got to; Em G C G Run a-way, I've got to; Em G C Get A-way, G Em G C G From the pain you drive in-to the heart of me. Em G C G The love we share, seems to, Em G C Go no-where. G Em G C G And I've lost my light, Em G For I toss and turn; I can't sleep at night. Chorus 1: E G Once I ran to you, now I run from you, C This tainted love you've given, Am I give you all a boy could give you. A Take my tears and that's not nearly... Em G C G All, Tainted love, oh, oh, oh, Em G C G Tainted love. Verse 2: Em G C G Now I know, I've got to; Em G C G Run a-way, I've got to; Em G C Get A-way. G Em G You don't really want any more from me. Em G C To make things right, G Em G C You need some-one to hold you tight. G Em G C And you think love is to pray, G Em G But I'm sorry, I don't pray that way. Chorus 2: E G Once I ran to you, now I run from you, C This tainted love you've given, Am I give you all a boy could give you. A Take my tears and that's not nearly... Em G C G All, Tainted love, oh, oh, oh, Em G C G Tainted love. Verse 3: Em G C Don't touch me, please, G Em G C I can not stand the way you tease. Em G C I love you, though you hurt me so, G Em G Now I'm going to pack my things and go. Coda: Em G C G Tainted love, oh, oh, oh, Em G C G Tainted love, oh, oh, oh. Em G C G Tainted love, oh, oh, oh, Em G C G Tainted love, oh, oh, oh. Em G C G Touch me, baby, tainted love, Em G C G Touch me, baby, tainted love. Em G C G Tainted love, oh, oh, oh, Em G C G Tainted love, oh, oh, oh. (Repeat to Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- Em G C E Am A EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 022000 320003 x32010 022100 x02210 x02220 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 (clumsyband@hotmail.com) ==================== B means the German B, i.e. Bflat. "G..." means the same sequence as in the first line. That's the way I once wrote it down for myself. I hope it will be useful for anyone. Tainted Love G B Eb B C Sometimes I feel I've got to G B Eb B C Run away I've got to G B Eb B C G B Get away from the pain that you drive into the heart of me G... G... The love we share seems to go nowhere G... G B And I' ve lost my light for I toss and turn I can't sleep at night G Once I ran to you (I ran to you) B Now I'll run from you Eb This tainted love you've given C I give you all a boy could give you D Take my tears and that's not nearly all G... Tainted love G... Oh... Tainted love G... G... G... Now I know I've got to run away I've got to get away G B You don't really want any more from me G... To make things right G... You need someone to hold you tight G... And you think love is to pray G B But I'm sorry I don't pray that way Once I ran to you (I ran) Now I'll run from you This tainted love you've given I give you all a boy could give you Take my tears and that's not nearly all Oh...tainted love Tainted love G... Don't touch me please G... I cannot stand the way you tease G... I love you though you hurt me so G B Now I'm going to pack my things and go G... G... Tainted love, tainted love... Touch me baby, tainted love..