Biography:
Gloria Jones (born 19 October 1945, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American singer. She first recorded the 1964 northern soul classic Tainted Love, later a hit for the British synth-pop duo Soft Cell in 1981.
Gloria Jones was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 7, where she first started singing. Gloria's first taste of fame came at the age of 14, when, while still at school, she formed with Frankie Kahrl and Billy Preston the successful gospel group the Cogic Singers.
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...TAINTED LOVE... by Gloria Jones
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*Released 1964*
Intro:
Cm
C D#, G# D# (x2)
Verse 1:
C D# G# D# C
Some-times, I feel, I've got to,
D# G# D# C
Run a-way, I've got to,
D# G# D# C D# G
Get a-way, from the pain, that you drive into the heart of me.
Verse 2:
C D# G# D# C
The love we share, seems to,
D# G# D# C D# G# D#
Go no-where, and I've, lost my light, for I,
C D# G
Toss and turn; I can't sleep at night.
Bridge 1:
C D#
Once I ran to you, now I'll run from you.
G#
This tainted love you've given;
F
I give you all a girl could give you,
(C)
Take my tears and that's not nearly all...
Chorus 1:
C D# G# D#
Oh... tainted love,
C D# G# D#
Tainted love.
Verse 3:
C D# G# D# C
Now I know, I've got to,
D# G# D# C
Run a-way, I've got to,
D# G# D# C D# G
Get a-way, you don't, really want any love from me.
Verse 4:
C D# G# D#
To make things right, you need,
C D# G# D#
Some-one to hold you tight, and you'll,
C D# G# D# C D# G
Think love is to play, but, I'm sorry; I don't pray that way.
Bridge 2:
C D#
Once I ran to you, now I'll run from you.
G#
This tainted love you've given;
G#
This tainted love you've given;
F
I give you all a girl could give you,
(C)
Take my tears and that's not nearly all...
Chorus 2:
C D# G# D#
Oh... tainted love,
C D# G# D#
Tainted love.
Verse 5:
C D# G# D# C D# G# D#
Don't touch me, please; I cannot, stand the way you tease.
C D# G#
I love you, though you hurt me so,
D# C D# G
If I do not pack my things and go.
Chorus 3:
C D# G# D#
Oh... tainted love,
C D# G# D#
Oh... tainted love.
Coda:
C D# G# D#
Touch me baby, tainted love,
C D# G# D#
Touch me baby, tainted love.
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Cm C D# G# G F
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x35543 x35553 x68886 466544 355433 133211
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2009 ([email protected])
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*Released 1964*
Intro:
Cm
C D#, G# D# (x2)
Verse 1:
C D# G# D# C
Some-times, I feel, I've got to,
D# G# D# C
Run a-way, I've got to,
D# G# D# C D# G
Get a-way, from the pain, that you drive into the heart of me.
Verse 2:
C D# G# D# C
The love we share, seems to,
D# G# D# C D# G# D#
Go no-where, and I've, lost my light, for I,
C D# G
Toss and turn; I can't sleep at night.
Bridge 1:
C D#
Once I ran to you, now I'll run from you.
G#
This tainted love you've given;
F
I give you all a girl could give you,
(C)
Take my tears and that's not nearly all...
Chorus 1:
C D# G# D#
Oh... tainted love,
C D# G# D#
Tainted love.
Verse 3:
C D# G# D# C
Now I know, I've got to,
D# G# D# C
Run a-way, I've got to,
D# G# D# C D# G
Get a-way, you don't, really want any love from me.
Verse 4:
C D# G# D#
To make things right, you need,
C D# G# D#
Some-one to hold you tight, and you'll,
C D# G# D# C D# G
Think love is to play, but, I'm sorry; I don't pray that way.
Bridge 2:
C D#
Once I ran to you, now I'll run from you.
G#
This tainted love you've given;
G#
This tainted love you've given;
F
I give you all a girl could give you,
(C)
Take my tears and that's not nearly all...
Chorus 2:
C D# G# D#
Oh... tainted love,
C D# G# D#
Tainted love.
Verse 5:
C D# G# D# C D# G# D#
Don't touch me, please; I cannot, stand the way you tease.
C D# G#
I love you, though you hurt me so,
D# C D# G
If I do not pack my things and go.
Chorus 3:
C D# G# D#
Oh... tainted love,
C D# G# D#
Oh... tainted love.
Coda:
C D# G# D#
Touch me baby, tainted love,
C D# G# D#
Touch me baby, tainted love.
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
Cm C D# G# G F
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x35543 x35553 x68886 466544 355433 133211
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2009 ([email protected])
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