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Tainted Love

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Main Riff: E, E, G, G, C, C, G, A, A  
Then play these chord over the first verse: E, E, G, G, C, C, G, G  
Sometimes I feel I've got to
Run away I've got to
Get away
From the pain that you drive into the heart of me
The love we share
Seems to go nowhere
I've lost my lights
I toss and turn I can't sleep at night
GOnce I ran to you (I ran)
A#Now I'll run from you
D#This tainted love you've given
CI give you all a boy could give you
Take my tears and that's not nearly all
Then main riff again over this:
Tainted love
Tainted love
Then verse chords again over this:
Now I know I've got to
Run away I've got to
Get away
You don't really want any more from me
To make things right
You need someone to hold you tight
You think love is to pray
I'm sorry I don't pray that way
Same chords as first 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
Main riff again:
Tainted love 
Tainted love
Verse chord again:
Don't touch me please
I cannot stand the way you tease
I love you though you hurt me so
Now I'm going to pack my things and go
Touch me baby, tainted love
Touch me baby, tainted love
Touch me baby, tainted love
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

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Tainted Love

by Marilyn Manson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E E G G C C G A A

Main Riff: , , , , , , , ,

E E G G C C G G

Then play these chord over the first verse: , , , , , , ,

Sometimes I feel I've got to

Run away I've got to

Get away

From the pain that you drive into the heart of me

The love we share

Seems to go nowhere

I've lost my lights

I toss and turn I can't sleep at night

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

Then main riff again over this:

Tainted love

Then verse chords again over this:

Now I know I've got to

Run away I've got to

Get away

You don't really want any more from me

To make things right

You need someone to hold you tight

You think love is to pray

I'm sorry I don't pray that way

Same chords as first 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

Main riff again:

Tainted love

Verse chord again:

Don't touch me please

I cannot stand the way you tease

I love you though you hurt me so

Now I'm going to pack my things and go

Touch me baby, tainted love

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

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