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Tainted Blood

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[Intro]
C#m   A   B   G#m   A       F#m
[Verse 1]
C#mWe danced aBmong the mortals
ABlind to their desG#mpair
As the F#msweet scent of G#certainty
Eb/GFills the midnight G#air
C#mI offer Bfirst taste
To my Alove as is G#mour way
F#mTainted blood she G#cries and dies
My Eb/Gwhole world fades G#away
[Pre-Chorus]
ANo one to Bwipe my bloody C#mtears
DThe life we Ab/Chad for C#sus4200     C#years
[Chorus]
F#mPut a stake through my heart
Throw me Dout in the light
Do whaEtever it takes
To end this C#mendless night
WitDhout her there's C#mnothing Bmfor me
F#mMake the sign of the cross
Wrap mе Din silver the chains
Do whaEtever it takеs to end my pain
WithDout her Bmeternity is F#mmisery
[Verse 2]
C#mThroughout the Bmany years
Our Alives were oh-so G#msweet
But this F#mtainted blood has G#taken Eb/Geverything from G#me
C#mNo place for Bme within this Aworld
The dance is G#mdone
F#mNo reason G#to remain
You Eb/Gwere the only G#one
[Pre-Chorus]
ANo one to Bwipe my bloody C#mtears
DThe life we Ab/Chad for C#sus4200     C#years
[Chorus 2]
F#mPut a stake through my heart
Throw me Dout in the light
Do whaEtever it takes
To end this C#mendless night
WitDhout her there's C#mnothing Bmfor me
F#mMake the sign of the cross
Wrap mе Din silver the chains
Do whaEtever it takеs to end my pain
WithDout her Bmeternity is
[Solo]
F#mMiseryD  E  C#m  D  C#m  Bm  
F#m   D    E    C#m   D   A/C#   D   Ebdim
[Pre-Chorus]
ANo one to Bwipe my bloody C#mtears
DThe life we Ab/Chad for C#sus4200     C#years
[Chorus 3]
F#mPut a stake through my heart
Throw me Dout in the light
Do whaEtever it takes
To end this C#mendless night
WitDhout her there's C#mnothing Bmfor me
F#mMake the sign of the cross
Wrap mе Din silver the chains
Do whaEtever it takеs to end my pain
WithDout her Eeternity is
[Chorus 4]
F#mPut a stake through my heart
DThrow me out in the lightE  C#m  
DThere's nothing Bmnothing for me
F#mMake the sign of the cross
DWrap me in silver the chaiEnsC#m  D  Bm  
F#mPut a stake through my heart
DThrow me out in the lightE  C#m  D  D  Bm  
F#mMake the sign of the cross
DWrap me in silver the chaiEnsC#m  D  Bm  
F#mPut a stake through my heart
DThrow me out in the lightE  C#m  D  D  Bm  

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Tainted Blood

by Blue Öyster Cult

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

F#m

Eb/G

Ab/C

C#sus4

A/C#

Ebdim

[Intro]

C#m A B G#m A F#m

[Verse 1]

C#m B

We danced among the mortals

A G#m

Blind to their despair

F#m G#

As the sweet scent of certainty

Eb/G G#

Fills the midnight air

C#m B

I offer first taste

A G#m

To my love as is our way

F#m G#

Tainted blood she cries and dies

Eb/G G#

My whole world fades away

[Pre-Chorus]

A B C#m

No one to wipe my bloody tears

D Ab/C C#sus4 C#

The life we had for 200 years

[Chorus]

F#m

Put a stake through my heart

Throw me out in the light

Do whatever it takes

C#m

To end this endless night

D C#m Bm

Without her there's nothing for me

F#m

Make the sign of the cross

Wrap mе in silver the chains

Do whatever it takеs to end my pain

D Bm F#m

Without her eternity is misery

[Verse 2]

C#m B

Throughout the many years

A G#m

Our lives were oh-so sweet

F#m G# Eb/G G#

But this tainted blood has taken everything from me

C#m B A

No place for me within this world

G#m

The dance is done

F#m G#

No reason to remain

Eb/G G#

You were the only one

[Pre-Chorus]

A B C#m

No one to wipe my bloody tears

D Ab/C C#sus4 C#

The life we had for 200 years

[Chorus 2]

F#m

Put a stake through my heart

Throw me out in the light

Do whatever it takes

C#m

To end this endless night

D C#m Bm

Without her there's nothing for me

F#m

Make the sign of the cross

Wrap mе in silver the chains

Do whatever it takеs to end my pain

D Bm

Without her eternity is

[Solo]

F#m D E C#m D C#m Bm

Misery

F#m D E C#m D A/C# D Ebdim

[Pre-Chorus]

A B C#m

No one to wipe my bloody tears

D Ab/C C#sus4 C#

The life we had for 200 years

[Chorus 3]

F#m

Put a stake through my heart

Throw me out in the light

Do whatever it takes

C#m

To end this endless night

D C#m Bm

Without her there's nothing for me

F#m

Make the sign of the cross

Wrap mе in silver the chains

Do whatever it takеs to end my pain

D E

Without her eternity is

[Chorus 4]

F#m

Put a stake through my heart

D E C#m

Throw me out in the light

D Bm

There's nothing nothing for me

F#m

Make the sign of the cross

D E C#m D Bm

Wrap me in silver the chains

F#m

Put a stake through my heart

D E C#m D D Bm

Throw me out in the light

F#m

Make the sign of the cross

D E C#m D Bm

Wrap me in silver the chains

F#m

Put a stake through my heart

D E C#m D D Bm

Throw me out in the light

About Tainted Blood Chords by Blue Öyster Cult

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