I received a request from a Facebook friend for the guitar chords and lyrics of "Tainted Love" - the request didn't specify whether it was the Marc Almond and Soft Cell version or the later Marilyn Manson version which was required, but the basic chords and lyrics are pretty much the same in any case. Actually, checking on Wikipedia the original version of the song was recorded by Gloria Jones in 1965 - I'd always thought it was a Soft Cell original.
I was never a great fan of Soft Cell, or of any of the "New Romantics" back in that musical desert known as "The Eighties", but this is just one of those anthemic songs with catchy hooks which stands the test of time, so I was happy to oblige.
Even though it is largely a synthesised song, with no noticable guitar ( in the Soft Cell version in any case ), it does lend itself well to strumming along on acoustic, or rocking out on electric. The Soft Cell veresion is in G minor, I've transcribed it down to E minor, with a Capo on the third fret bringing it back to the original key.
The main verse chords ( relative to Capo ) are just: Em, G, C and G ( with a pronounced double-down-strum on the E minor to get the right effect ). The only variant in the Chorus is at the start, with Em, C, G, Am and A, before repeating the verse chords.
I've posted my interpretation of Tainted Love to my Pop Songs Guitar Chords , at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell / Marilyn Manson
Play along with the Soft Cell video of Tainted Love here:
... or on Youtube at Soft Cell "Tainted Love" on Youtube"
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P.J. Murphy
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