Song: Tainted love
Artist: Soft Cell
Composer: Ed Cobb
Album: Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

Tabbed by DJ ('DiddyD' on ultimateGuitar.com)
5th Mar 2017

CAPO: 3rd fret (Sounds in the key of Gm)

Emphasise the two beats on each Em,
and the bass notes of each chord

Chord names, and fret positions,
are relative to the capo position:
Em   = 022000   C    = x32010   Am = x02210
Em/G = 322000   Am/G = 302210   E  = 022100

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[Intro]
    Em     Em/G       C      Am/G Am
||: /   /   /   /  |  /   /   /   / :|| [Repeat]
    ^  ^


[Verse 1]
(Am)   Em   Em/G  C       Am/G Am Em Em/G     C
Some - times, I  feel I've got to ...run a - way,
    Am/G Am  Em  Em/G     C
I've got to   ...get a - way,
          Am       Em            Em/G
From the pain you drive into the heart of me,
    Em  Em/G  C   Am/G  Am  Em Em/G  C
The love we share seems to  go no - where,
Am/G  Am  Em  Em/G  C
 And I've lost my light,
Am/G Am Em                     Em/G
 For I toss and turn, I can't sleep at night!


[Chorus]
E                      Em/G
   Once I ran to you,(I ran!) now I 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/G           C         Am/G  Am  Em
      Tainted love, (Oh, woh - oh, oh!)
 Em/G     C   Am/G Am
Tainted love!


[Verse 2]
Em  Em/G  C       Am/G Am  Em  Em/G     C
Now  I   know I've got to   ...run a - way,
    Am/G Am  Em  Em/G     C
I've got to   ...get a - way,
Am/G Am     Em            Em/G
You don't really want any more from me,
    Em   Em/G   C
To make things right,
    Am/G  Am    Em        Em/G       C
You need some - one ...to hold you tight,
Am/G Am   Em       Em/G    C
 And you think love is to pray,
Am/G Am   Em            Em/G
 But I'm sorry, I don't pray that way!


[Chorus]
E                      Em/G
   Once I ran to you,(I ran!) now I 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/G           C         Am/G  Am  Em
      Tainted love, (Oh, woh - oh, oh!)
 Em/G     C
Tainted love!


[Verse 3]
Am/G  Am    Em  Em/G   C
     Don't touch me, please,
  Am/G  Am   Em       Em/G      C   Am/G
I can - not stand the way you tease-----,
Am  Em                  Em/G    C
 I love you, though you hurt me so,
Am/G Am   Em            Em/G
 Now I'm gonna pack my things and go!


[Coda]
Em   Em/G    C         Am/G  Am  Em
    Tainted love, (Oh, woh - oh, oh!)
 Em/G    C         Am/G  Am  Em
Tainted love, (Oh, woh - oh, oh!)
 Em/G    C         Am/G  Am  Em
Tainted love, (Oh, woh - oh, oh!)
 Em/G    C         Am/G  Am  Em
Tainted love, (Oh, woh - oh, oh!)
Em/G             C       Am/G   Am   Em
Touch me, baby, tainted love------!
              (Touch me, taint - ed love!)

Em/G             C       Am/G   Am   Em
Touch me, baby, tainted  love------!
              (Touch me, taint - ed love!)

 Em/G    C         Am/G  Am  Em
Tainted love, (Oh, woh - oh, oh!)
 Em/G    C         Am/G  Am  Em
Tainted love, (Oh, woh - oh, oh!)
 Em/G    C    Am/G Am Em   Em/G   C   Am/G Am Em
Tainted love,            tainted love-----------!

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