Tainted Love - Soft Cell
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Song - Tainted Love
Artist - Soft Cell
Tabbed by Angel_Fires

It's normally synth, but I've arranged it for guitar.
Standard Tuning.


Repeat this throughout the whole song:
e------------------|------------------|
B---------4-4-----3|--------4-4------3|
G-0-0-3-3----3/5---|0-0-3-3-----3/5---|
D------------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|

Chorus:
e------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|-4----------------|1-----------------|
G-0----------------|-3----------------|------------------|------------------|
D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

e------------------|
B------------------|
G-0----------------|
D------------------|
A------------------|
E------------------|

There you go, super easy song, hope you have fun with it!
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
im pretty sure this is 100% right. have fun.

intro
E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G-----------7-7--0-4-------------------------|
D-4-4--7-7--7-7--0-4-------------------------| x2
A-4-4--7-7--5-5--0-2-------------------------|
E-2-2--5-5-----------------------------------|

verse
sometimes i feel i've got to
E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G-----------7-7--0-4-------------------------|
D-4-4--7-7--7-7--0-4-------------------------|
A-4-4--7-7--5-5--0-2-------------------------|
E-2-2--5-5-----------------------------------|

run away i've got to
E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G-----------7-7--0-4-------------------------|
D-4-4--7-7--7-7--0-4-------------------------|
A-4-4--7-7--5-5--0-2-------------------------|
E-2-2--5-5-----------------------------------|

get away from the pain you
E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G-----------7-7--0-4-------------------------|
D-4-4--7-7--7-7--0-4-------------------------|
A-4-4--7-7--5-5--0-2-------------------------|
E-2-2--5-5-----------------------------------|

drive into the heart of me
E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G-----------7-7--0-4-------------------------|
D-4-4--7-7--7-7--0-4-------------------------|
A-4-4--7-7--5-5--0-2-------------------------|
E-2-2--5-5-----------------------------------|

the love we share seems to
E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G-----------7-7--0-4-------------------------|
D-4-4--7-7--7-7--0-4-------------------------|
A-4-4--7-7--5-5--0-2-------------------------|
E-2-2--5-5-----------------------------------|

go nowhere for i
E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G-----------7-7--0-4-------------------------|
D-4-4--7-7--7-7--0-4-------------------------|
A-4-4--7-7--5-5--0-2-------------------------|
E-2-2--5-5-----------------------------------|

toss and turn i can't sleep at night
E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------|
D-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7---------------------------|
A-4-4-4-4--7-7-5-5---------------------------|
E-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5---------------------------|

once i ran to you
E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------|
D-4------------------------------------------|
A-4------------------------------------------|
E-2------------------------------------------|

now i'll run from you
E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------|
D-7------------------------------------------|
A-7------------------------------------------|
E-5------------------------------------------|

this tainted love you're giving
E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G-7------------------------------------------|
D-7------------------------------------------|
A-5------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------|

i'll give you all a boy could give you
E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G-4------------------------------------------|
D-4------------------------------------------|
A-2------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------|

take my tears and that's not nearly all
E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------|
D-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------|
A-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------|
E-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------|
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
[Intro]
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-8-8~------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------8-8--5~---------8-8--5~-|
D|------x-5-5~-x-5-5-8-8-8-8-85~-5-5-8-8-8-8-85~-|
A|------x-5-5~-x-5-5-8-8-6-6-83~-5-5-8-8-6-6-83~-|
E|------x-3-3~-x-3-3-6-6-----6---3-3-6-6-----6---|

[Verse]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
D|-----------------5-5-------------5-5-----------------------------|
A|---------6-6---3-5-5-----6-6---3-5-5-----6-6---3-----------------|
E|-3-3-6-6-----6---3-3-6-6-----6---3-3-6-6-----6---3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-|

Sometimes I feel I've got to run away. I got to get away from the pain you drive into the heart of me.
The love we share seems to go nowhere. And I've lost my light. I toss and turn, I can't sleep at night

[Pre-Chorus]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------------------------------------|

Once I ran to you (I ran). Now I 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!

[Chorus]
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|---------8-8--5~-| (x2)
D|-5-5-8-8-8-8-85~-|
A|-5-5-8-8-6-6-83~-|
E|-3-3-6-6-----6---|

Tainted love (oh)
Tainted love

[Verse]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
D|-----------------5-5-------------5-5-----------------------------|
A|---------6-6---3-5-5-----6-6---3-5-5-----6-6---3-----------------|
E|-3-3-6-6-----6---3-3-6-6-----6---3-3-6-6-----6---3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-|

Now I know I've got to run away. I got to get away, you don't really want any more from me.
To make things right you need someone to hold you tight.
And you think love is to pray. But I'm sorry, I don't pray that way.

[Pre-Chorus]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------------------------------------|

Once I ran to you (I ran). Now I 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!

[Chorus]
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|---------8-8--5~-| (x3)
D|-5-5-8-8-8-8-85~-|
A|-5-5-8-8-6-6-83~-|
E|-3-3-6-6-----6---|

Tainted love (oh)
Tainted love
Don't touch me, please, for I cannot stand the way you tease.

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5-5-----------------------------|
A|-5-5-----6-6---3-----------------|
E|-3-3-6-6-----6---3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-|

I love you though you hurt me so. Now I'm gonna pack my things and go.

[Outro]
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|---------8-8--5~-| (x2)
D|-5-5-8-8-8-8-85~-|
A|-5-5-8-8-6-6-83~-|
E|-3-3-6-6-----6---|

Tainted love (oh). Tainted love (oh). Tainted love (oh). Tainted love (oh)
Touch me, baby, tainted love. Touch me, baby, tainted love. Tainted love (oh). Tainted love (oh)
Tainted love. Tainted love......


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| ~ Vibrato
| x Dead note

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Song info
Tainted Love
Soft Cell
2001
  • Electronic
  • Synth-pop
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