Tainted love (1981)    (video)

 

    Em ~ ~

 

    Em - G - C - Am (2x)

 

             Em     G  C          Am

1. Sometimes, I feel, I've got to

Em G       C          Am    - Em    G        C

     run away, I've got to            get away

                   Am          Em  G             C       Am

    from the pain you drive into the heart of me.

            Em   G      C     Am

    The love we share, seems to,

    Em  G    C      Am       Em  G  C

    go nowhere. And I've lost my light,

    Am   Em                               G

    for I toss and turn, I can't sleep at night.

 

Em                            - G

    Once I ran to you,        now I run from you,

C

    this tainted love you've given,

   Am

I gave you all a boy could give you.

Am                                                    Em

Take my tears and that's not nearly all !

  G         C      Am      Em  G         C       - Am

Tainted love, oh, oh, oh,  tainted love !

 

      Em G    C           Am

2. Now  I know, I've got to

Em  G       C           Am   - Em G        C

      run away, I've got to         get away,

                    Em                      C

    you don't really want any more from me.

           Em              C

    To make things right,

                            Em                     C

    you need someone to hold you tight.

                    Em                    C

    And you think love is to pray,

                  Em                 G

     but I'm sorry, I don't pray that way.

 

Em                            - G

    Once I ran to you,        now I run from you,

C

    this tainted love you've given,

   Am

I gave you all a boy could give you.

Am                                                    Em

Take my tears and that's not nearly all !

  G         C      Am      Em  G         C       - Am

Tainted love, oh, oh, oh,  tainted love !

 

              Em              C

3. Don't touch me, please,

                   Em                         C

    I cannot stand the way you tease.

       Em                                          C

    I love you, though you hurt me so,

                  Em                        G

    now I'm going to pack my things and go.

 

   Em   G        C            Am

+       Tainted love, oh, oh, oh ! (4x)

 

   Em    G                      C         Am

+       Touch me, baby, tainted love,

Em   G                      C          Am

     Touch me, baby, tainted love.

Em  G         C           Am

     Tainted love, oh, oh, oh,

Em  G         C           Am

     Tainted love, oh, oh, oh ….

 

(orig. = capo 3rd)    (Soft Cell)