Tainted Love - Soft Cell

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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 


[Verse]
           
Sometimes I fe

#                
el I've got to
          
     Run away 

        
I've got to
          
     Get away 

             
from the pain 

            
that you drive

            
 into the hear

t of me
          
The love we sh

             
are seems to g

...
o nowhere
          
And I' ve lost

              
 my light for 

             
I toss and tur

             
n I can't slee

 
p at night 


[Chorus]


     Once I ra

n to you (I ra

n to you)

     Now I'll 

run from you

     This tain

ted love you'v

e given
   
I give you all

 a boy could g

ive you

Take my tears 

and that's not

 nearly all

      Tainted 

love

Oh... Tainted 

love 


[Verse]

          
Now I know I'v

           
e got to      

.             
 run away I've

           
 got to       

.
  get away
             
You don't real

             
ly want any mo

re from me
    
To make things

 right
              
You need someo


ne to hold you

 tight
          
And you think 

    
love is to pra

y
             
But I'm sorry 

         
I don't pray t

hat 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 touch me

 please
          
I cannot stand

 the way you t

ease
   
I love you tho

ugh you hurt m

e so
             
Now I'm going 

            
to pack my thi

ngs and go
          
       Tainted

              
 love, tainted

           
 love...      

.
Touch me baby,

 tainted love.

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