Tainted Love chords by Imelda May

• Difficulty: Beginner

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

🎸 Intro:

A C F C D
A C F C D
A C F C D
A C F C D



🎸 Verse:


  A   C F     C   A
Sometimes I feel I've got to
C  F    C   A
Run away I've got to
C  F
Get away
     C    A    C    F    C
From the pain you drive into the heart of me
  A  C F
The love we share
C    A C F
Seems to go nowhere
C    A  C F
And I've lost my light
C    A
Cause I toss and turn I can't sleep at night

Once I ran to you
C
Now I'll run from you
F
This tainted love you've given
 D
I give you all a girl could give you

Take my tears and that's not nearly all


🎸 Chorus:

A C     F
Oooh Tainted love
C A C    F  C
Oooh tainted love


🎸 Verse 2:

A  C F     C    A
Now I know I've got to
C  F    C   A
Run away I've got to
C  F
Get away
  C      A  C  F     C
You don't really want any more from me
  A  C   F
To make things right
  C    A   C    F
You need someone to hold you tight
C    A   C     F
And you think love is to pray
C    A
But I'm sorry I don't pray that way

Once I ran to you
C
Now I'll run from you
F
This tainted love you've given
 D
I give you all a girl could give you

Take my tears and that's not nearly all


🎸 Chorus:

A C     F
Oooh Tainted love
C A C    F  C
Oooh tainted love


🎸 Solo:

A C F C
A C F C
A C F C
A C F C

A C F D

A C F C
A C F C
A C F C
A C F C


🎸 Verse 3:

   A
Don't touch me please

I cannot stand the way you tease

I love you but you hurt me so

So I've got to pack my things and go

Once I ran to you
C
Now I'll run from you
F
This tainted love you've given
 D
I give you all a girl could give you

Take my tears and that's not nearly all


🎸 Chorus 3:

A C     F
Oooh Tainted love
C A C    F  C
Oooh tainted love
A C  F    C
Oh yeah tainted love
A   C       F      C
Don't touch me with your tainted love
A C        F    C
I don't want this tainted love
A C  F  C
Aaah oh yeah
A C  F  C A
Aaah oh yeah