| f | Tainted Love | f | Tainted Love |
| Soft Cell | | Soft Cell |
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| n | [Intro ā 2 strums each] | n | [Intro] {blue}(2 strums each){/blue} |
| [Am] [C] [F] [C] x2 | | [Am] [C] [F] [C] x2 |
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| Verse 1: | | Verse 1: |
| Some[Am]times [C] I [F] feel... Iāve [C] got to | | Some[Am]times [C] I [F] feel... Iāve [C] got to |
| [Am] [C] Run a[F]way... Iāve [C] got to | | [Am] [C] Run a[F]way... Iāve [C] got to |
| [Am] [C] Get a[F]way... from the [C] pain you | | [Am] [C] Get a[F]way... from the [C] pain you |
| [Am] Drive into the [C] heart of me | | [Am] Drive into the [C] heart of me |
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| The [Am] love [C] we [F] share [C] seems to | | The [Am] love [C] we [F] share [C] seems to |
| [Am] Go [C] no[F]where [C] and Iāve | | [Am] Go [C] no[F]where [C] and Iāve |
| [Am] Lost [C] my [F] light [C] for I | | [Am] Lost [C] my [F] light [C] for I |
| [Am] Toss and turn, I canāt [C] sleep at night | | [Am] Toss and turn, I canāt [C] sleep at night |
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| |Chorus: | | |Chorus: |
| t | |[A] Once I ran to you (I ran) | t | |[A] Once I ran to you {blue}(I ran){/blue} |
| |[C] now I run from you | | |[C] now I run from you |
| |[F] This tainted love youāve given... | | |[F] This tainted love youāve given... |
| |I [Dm] gave you all a boy could give you | | |I [Dm] gave you all a boy could give you |
| |[Dm] Take my tears and thatās not nearly | | |[Dm] Take my tears and thatās not nearly |
| |[Am] All... [C] tainted [F] love, oh [C] oh-oh | | |[Am] All... [C] tainted [F] love, oh [C] oh-oh |
| |[Am] [C] Tainted [F] love [C] | | |[Am] [C] Tainted [F] love [C] |
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| Verse 2: | | Verse 2: |
| [Am] Now [C] I [F] know... Iāve [C] got to [Am] [C] Run a[F]way... | | [Am] Now [C] I [F] know... Iāve [C] got to [Am] [C] Run a[F]way... |
| Iāve [C] got to [Am] [C] Get a[F]way... [C] you donāt | | Iāve [C] got to [Am] [C] Get a[F]way... [C] you donāt |
| [Am] Really want any [C] more from me | | [Am] Really want any [C] more from me |
| To [Am] make [C] things [F] right you [C] need | | To [Am] make [C] things [F] right you [C] need |
| Some[Am]one... to [C] hold you [F] tight | | Some[Am]one... to [C] hold you [F] tight |
| [C] and you [Am] Think love [C] is to [F] pray [C] but Iām | | [C] and you [Am] Think love [C] is to [F] pray [C] but Iām |
| [Am] Sorry, I donāt [C] pray that way | | [Am] Sorry, I donāt [C] pray that way |
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| Chorus: | | Chorus: |
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| Verse 3: | | Verse 3: |
| Donāt [Am] touch [C] me... [F] please I [C] cannot | | Donāt [Am] touch [C] me... [F] please I [C] cannot |
| [Am] Stand the [C] way you [F] tease [C] | | [Am] Stand the [C] way you [F] tease [C] |
| I [Am] love you though you [C] hurt me [F] so [C] now Iām | | I [Am] love you though you [C] hurt me [F] so [C] now Iām |
| [Am] Going to pack my [C] things and go | | [Am] Going to pack my [C] things and go |
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| Outro: | | Outro: |
| [Am] [C] Tainted [F] love... oh [C] oh-oh | | [Am] [C] Tainted [F] love... oh [C] oh-oh |
| [Am] [C] Tainted [F] love... oh [C] oh-oh | | [Am] [C] Tainted [F] love... oh [C] oh-oh |
| [Am] [C] Tainted [F] love... oh [C] oh-oh | | [Am] [C] Tainted [F] love... oh [C] oh-oh |
| [Am] [C] Tainted [F] love... oh [C] oh-oh | | [Am] [C] Tainted [F] love... oh [C] oh-oh |
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| [Am - Single Strum] | | [Am - Single Strum] |