Tainted Love — Soft Cell
Chords and lyrics for Tainted Love by Soft Cell (key of G).
Verse 1
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
Verse
[G]Sometimes [B]I [D#]feel I've [B]got[C] to
[G] [B]Run [D#]away I've [B]got [C]to
[G] [B]Get [D#]away from the [B]pain [C]that you [G]drive into the [B]heart of me
The [G...]love we share seems to [G...]go nowhere
And I' ve [G...]lost my light for I [G]toss and turn I can't [B]sleep at night
Chorus
[G] Once I ran to you (I ran to you)
[B] Now I'll run from you
[D#] This tainted love you've given
I [C]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
Verse
[G...]Now I know I've got to [G...] run away I've got to [G...] get away
You don't [G]really want any [B]more from me
To [G...]make things right
You need [G...]someone to hold you tight
And you [G...]think love is to pray
But I'm [G]sorry I don't [B]pray that way
Chorus
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
Verse
Don't [G...]touch me please
I cannot [G...]stand the way you tease
I [G...]love you though you hurt me so
Now I'm [G]going to pack my [B]things and go
[G...] Tainted love, tainted love... [G...] Touch me baby, tainted love...
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