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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) 


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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.



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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)

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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..