JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - “Tainted Love” merupakan salah satu lagu yang dipopulerkan oleh grup duo synth-pop asal Inggris, Soft Cell.
Lagu tersebut dimuat dalam debut album pertama mereka yang bertajuk Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret.
Album yang diproduseri oleh Mike Thorne itu dirilis pada tahun 1981 melalui label Some Bizzare Records dan berhasil menduduki posisi kelima di UK Albums Chart.
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Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Tainted Love” dari Soft Cell.
Capo 3
[Intro]
Em G C G x2
[Verse 1]
Em G C Asus2
Some-times, I feel, I've got to;
Em G C Asus2
Run a-way, I've got to;
Em G C
Get A-way,
Asus2 Em G C Asus2
From the pain you drive in-to the heart of me.
Em G C Asus2
The love we share, seems to,
Em G C
Go no-where.
G Em G C Asus2
And I've lost my light,
Em G
For I toss and turn; I can't sleep at night.
[Chorus]
E G
Once I ran to you, now I run from you,
C
This tainted love you've given,
Am
I give you all a boy could give you.
Asus2
Take my tears and that's not nearly...
Em G C Asus2
All, Tainted love, oh, oh, oh,
Em G C Asus2
Tainted love.
[Verse 2]
Em G C Asus2
Now I know, I've got to;
Em G C Asus2
Run a-way, I've got to;
Em G C
Get A-way.
Asus2 Em G
You don't really want any more from me.
Em G C
To make things right,
Asus2 Em G C
You need some-one to hold you tight.
Asus2 Em G C
And you think love is to pray,
Asus2 Em G
But I'm sorry, I don't pray that way.