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From: Litgo@aol.com
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 1997 00:35:38 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: CRD: Bargain by: Who
Bargain
By the Who
From Who's Next, 1971
Written by Pete Townshend
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transcribed by
litgo@aol.com
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Electric: Tune down 1/2 step (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
Acoustic: Capo on 1 (standard tuning)
[chords] (electric) (acoustic)
Bb7sus4 xx4252 x13141
Bb7 xx4242 x13131
Bb x244xx x13331 or 13366
Ab x022xx 4x1144
Eb 022400 x(1)1343 or xx1346
Dbadd9 xx0230 x43144
Eb6sus4 042200 xx1344
Gb 3x00xx x44322
[bridge chords; electric tacit (I've put them in
for single guitar arrg, e.g., Who's Missing)]
Eb xx2100 xx1343 (xx1346; second time)
Ebmaj7/D xx1100 x51343
Ebadd9/Db xx0100 x41341
Ebsus4/Ab x02200 4x1141 (Ab6)
Dbadd9 xx0230 x43141
Bb7sus4 Bb7 Bb7sus4 Bb
|-------------|----------|-------------|---------------------|
|-------------|----------|-------------|---------------------|
|-6-13---11-9-|-11-8---9-|-6-13---11-9-|-16------------------|
|-------------|----------|-------------|---------------------|
|-4-11---9--7-|-9--6---7-|-4-11---9--7-|-14------------------|
|-------------|----------|-------------|---------------------|
[with volume pedal for swells]
Bb Ab Eb
I'd glady lose me to find you
Bb Ab Eb
I'd gladly give up all I had
Bb Dbadd9 Eb Eb6sus4
To find you, I'd suffer anything and be glad
Bb Ab Eb
I'll pay any price just to get you
Bb Ab Eb
I'll work all my life, and I will
Bb Dbadd9 Eb Eb6sus4
To win you I'd stand naked, stoned and stabbed
Gb Ab Eb Eb
I'd call that a bargain, the best I ever had
Bb Ab Eb Bb Ab Eb
The best I ever had
I'd gladly lose me to find you
I'd gladly give up all I got
To catch you I'm gonna run and never stop
I'd pay any price just to win you
Surrender my good life for bad
To find you I'm gonna drown an unsung man
I'd call that a bargain, the best I ever had
The best I ever had
[bridge]
Eb Ebmaj7/D
I sit looking round,
Ebadd9/Db
I look at my face in the mirror
Ebsus4/Ab Dbadd9
I know I'm worth nothing without you
Eb Ebmaj7
And like one and one don't make two
Ebadd9/Db
One and one make one
Ebsus4/Ab Dbadd9 Bb7sus4 Bb7
And I'm looking for that free ride to me, I'm looking for you
|| Bb7sus4 | Bb7 ||
I'd gladly lose me to find you
I'd gladly give up all I got
To catch you I'm gonna run and never stop
I'll pay any price just to win you
Surrender my good life for bad
To find you I'm gonna drown an unsung man
I call that a bargain, the best I ever had
The best I ever had
[repeat intro pattern]
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Ryan Rhythm Player |
#1 by Ryan Ruegemer at Jan 13, 1976 at 7:49 AM EST |
| Babathespider... what are you smoking? This is about religion. | |
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Terence Average |
#2 by Terence Taylor at Mar 17, 1978 at 3:14 AM EST |
| Oh yeah, and I second Zoltar's thoughts on this song. KEITH MOON'S RUMMING IS MIND BLOWING ON THIS SONG! There's nothing about this song that doesn't move me. | |
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Joe Average |
#3 by Joe Miller at Aug 27, 1981 at 4:20 AM EST |
| You guys got that one right. This is one of the most personal, spiritual who songs. Seeking enlightenment is a bargain for pain and suffering that a man is put through in life. I think that's what pete's trying to say in this song. It can never be fully understood though, the entire lifehouse concept needs to be understood. No one grasped the concept. It seemed a far-fetched pete townshend rock opera. But now when we hear songs like this one from the lifehouse concept, we'd like to know what it's all about. Don't we? | |
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David Average |
#4 by David Turner at Aug 9, 1985 at 3:44 AM EST |
| WHOA! FUCKED UP POSSIBLE INTERPRETATION OF WHAT THIS SONG MEANS! What if he's talking about catching a big ass fish? Or maybe the Loch Ness? Yeah, fucked up, I know, but it's legit right? right? | |
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Nic Rhythm Player |
#5 by Nic F at Oct 3, 1988 at 3:01 PM EST |
| A moving, spiritual song. God isn't even mentioned by name but Pete Townshend's faith comes across very clearly. | |
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Matt Lead Player |
#6 by Matt Miller at May 30, 1993 at 12:46 PM EST |
| "Drown an unsung man?" I don't think Meher Baba would care for that kind of sacrafice. | |
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Robyn Average |
#7 by Robyn Paul at Oct 12, 1995 at 5:46 AM EST |
| Sadly, the first time I heard this was in the Nissan commercial, when I was really little. I would sing along ignorantly, but now, I've been enlightened, and I've become a Who fanatic. | |
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Dr. Average |
#8 by Dr. Funkinstein at Mar 8, 2001 at 6:59 AM EST |
| the meaning of this song comes across loud and clear. its probably the most passionate love song ive ever heard. imagine someone saying to you "to win you, id stand naked, stoned, and stabbed... id call that a bargain". i mean, damn, thats good stuff. i just hope i dont associate this song with car commercials for the rest of my life... | |
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dimebag 66' Average |
#9 by dimebag 66' at Nov 22, 2002 at 4:33 PM EST |
| dukeface is correct. The song is about the sacrifices Pete is will to take to attain the enlightenment of his spiritual leader Meher Baba. From www.thewho.org: (Pete: "This song is simply about 'losing' one's ego as a devotee of Meher Baba. I constantly try to lose myself, and find him. I'm not very successful I'm afraid, but this song expresses how much of a bargain it would be to lose everything in order to be one with God.") | |
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brad Rhythm Player |
#10 by brad music at Apr 23, 2004 at 7:33 PM EST |
| Anybody with ears must have a fantasy about somebody they want to have as a lover. When it comes to real life, we eventually a real-life lover who blows the fantasy out of the water. I would call that a bargain, the best I have ever had. One and one make one could be a veiled reference to the idea of two fleshs becoming one (as with the institution of marriage). It is a great love song and not the typical shlock that is blasted across the sound waves. | |
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Phillip Wanna Be |
#11 by Phillip Doucette at Oct 12, 2005 at 10:53 PM EST |
| Killer song, too bad they sold it out for those gay car commercials. The guitar, and drums as well in this song rock. | |
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