Bargain The Who
Bargain
By The Who
Written by Pete Townshend ©1971 Fabulous Music Ltd
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Electric: Tune down 1/2 step (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
Acoustic: Capo on 1 (standard tuning)
[cbords] (electric) (acoustic)
Bb7sus4 xx4252 x13141 and x13144
Bb7 xx4242 x13131 and x13134
Bb x244xx x13331 or 13366
Ab x022xx (4)x1144
Ab6 - x(1)111x
F# - xx4322
Db - x43121
Eb 022400 or x(1)1343 or xx1346
022100
Eb5 02xxxx x(1)134(3)
Dbadd9 xx0230 x43144
Eb6sus4 042200 xx1344
Gb 3x00xx x44322
Eb7 020100
[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
Ebsus2/Ab x02200 4x1141 (Ab6)
Dbadd9 xx0230 x41141
[Fsus4] [244422] [133311]
[F] [244322] [133211]
[Note: Leads are approximate. Leads are transcribed for electric/Eb tuning;
chords symbols above leads are for acoustic/capo]
|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------|---\| |---------|----------|--------|------|---------|----------|---------|----|
[witb volume pedal for swells]
[verse]
[acoustic; note bass notes as implied by bass]
(Ab6)|Bb Bb/F Ab6/Bb |F# Db Ab/Bb Eb Ab6 |
I'd gladly lose me to find you
----|1----1-1-----1------|2--1------4--3---------| ---1|3----3-3-----1------|2--2------4--4------1--| ---1|3----3-3-----1------|3--1------1--3------1--| ---1|3----3-3-----1------|4--3------1--1------1--| ---1|1----1-1-----1------|---4----------------1--| ----|--------------------|-----------------------|
[electric] |
|Bb | Ab Eb5 |
----|--------------------|-----------------------| ----|--------------------|-----------------------| ----|4-------------------|--------x--2-----------| ---4|4-------------------|--------x--2-----------| ---2|2-------------------|--------x--0--2--------| ----|--------------------|--------------0--------|
[acoustic]
|Bb Bb/F Ab6/Bb |F# Db Ab/Bb Eb Ab6 |
[electric]
|Bb | Ab Eb
I'd gladly give up all I had
|Bb Bb/F Ab6/Bb |Dbadd9 |Eb |Eb6sus4 E Eb6sus4 Eb|
|Bb |Dbadd9 |Eb |
To find you, I'd suffer anything and be glad
|--0---|-0--0--0--0--0--0---| |--0---|/12-10-9--7--5--3---| |------|--------------------| |------|--------------------| |------|--------------------| |0-----|--------------------|
|Bb Bb/F Ab6/Bb |F# Db Ab/Bb Eb Ab6 |
|Bb | Ab Eb
I'll pay any price just to get you
|Bb Bb/F Ab6/Bb |F# Db Ab/Bb Eb Ab6 |
|Bb | Ab Eb
I'll work all my life, and I will
|Bb Bb/F Ab6/Bb|Dbadd9 |Eb Eb6sus4|E Eb6sus4 Eb |
|Bb |Dbadd9 |Eb | |
To win you I'd stand naked, stoned and stabbed (I'd call...)
|--0---0---|0---0--------| |--0-2---3-|--2-0--------| |--1-2---4-|--2-1--------| |----------|----2--------| |----------|-------------| |0---------|-------------|
|Gb |Ab |Eb | |Eb
I'd call that a bargain, the best I ever had
|Ebadd9/Db |Bb Bb/F Ab6/Bb|F# Db Ab/Bb Eb Ab6| % |
The best I ever had..........
|--------------|------------------|------------|-----------| |--------------|------------------|------------|-----------| |-2-4---2-4--2-|4----------7------|2-4---2-4---|2----x--x--| |-2-4---2-4--2-|4----4-6/9---9----|2-4---2-4---|2----x--x--| |-----2----2---|--2/6-----------2-|----2-----2-|-----------| |--------------|------------------|------------|-----------|
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
|---0--|----0-0-0---0---0---| |---0--|-/5---7-9--10-10\---| |---1--|--------------------| |------|--------------------| |------|--------------------| |0-----|-------------------0|
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
|--0---|0----0--------------| |--0---|-------3-/5---------| |--1--2|---/4---------------| |------|--------------------| |------|--------------------| |0-----|--------------------|
I'd call that a bargain, the best I ever had
The [Ebadd9/Db]best I ever...
|Bb Bb/F Ab6/Bb|F# Db Ab/Bb Eb Ab6|Bb Bb/F Ab6/Bb|F# Db Ab/Bb Eb|
had............
|-----------------|-------------------|--------7------|--------------| |--7--7--7--7--7--|7-7--7-----7-7-7---|7--7-7--7------|--------------| |--6^-6^-6^-6^-6--|6-6--4h6p4-6-4-4---|6^-6-4---------|-------2------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------6-4\2---|5--2---2------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------2-|---2----------| |-----------------|-------------------|---------------|------------0-|
[bridge; acoustic, cbords names above incl. for stage versions]
|Eb Ebmaj7/D |Ebadd9/Db
I sit looking round, I look at my face in the mirror
|----3-------------------3------------|-------1---------- |--4---4---------------4---4----------|----4----4-------- |-3------3---3-------3-------3---3----|--3--------3---3-- |1---------1-------------------1------|-------------1---- |-----------------5-------------------|4----------------- |-------------------------------------|------------------
|Ab6 |Dbadd9 |
I know I'm worth nothing without you and like
-------1--------------|-----1---------1-----|----1----------1----| ----4-----4-----------|----4-4-------4-4----|---4-4--------4-4---| --3----------3-----3--|---1---1-1---1---1-1-|--1---1-1----1---1-1| ----------------1-----|--------1---------1--|-------1----------1-| 4---------------------|---------------------|4----------4--------| ----------------------|4----------4---------|--------------------|
[electric] |
----------------------|---------------------|--------------------| <10-<9----------------|<5-------------------|----<5/7------------| ----------------------|---------------------|--------------------| ----------------------|---------------------|--------------------| ----------------------|---------------------|--------------------| ----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|Eb Ebmaj7/D |Ebadd9/Db |
One and one don't make two One and one make one And I'm
|-------3-------6-----------------3--------------|----3---------3------| |----4-----4-------------------4-----4-----------|--4--4------4--4-----| |--3----------3-----3-------3-----------3-----3--|-3----3-3--3----3-3--| |1-----------------------------------------1-----|-------1---------1---| |-----------------------5------------------------|4---------4----------| |------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
[electric] |
|------------------------------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------------------------------|----------<10----<9--| |------------------------------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|Ab6 |Dbadd9 |
Looking for that free ride to me, I'm looking for...
|------1---------------1----------|------3----------------3----------| |----4---4-----------4---4--------|----4---4------------4---4--------| |--1-------1---1---1-------1---1--|--1-------1---1----1-------1---1--| |------------1---------------1----|------------1----------------1----| |---------------------------------|4----------------4----------------| |4---------------4----------------|----------------------------------|
[electric] |
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-<14-----------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|Fsus4 |F |Fsus4 |Bb |Bb7sus4 | |Bb7 | |
you.....
[electric] |
|----------|----|-------|----|---2----|---2-----|---2------|---2-----| |----------|----|-------|----|--5-5---|--5-5----|----4-----|----4----| |----------|----|-------|----|-2---2-2|-2---2-2-|-----2-2-2|-----2-2-| |----------|----|-------|----|4-----4-|4-----4--|4---------|4-----4--| |----------|----|-------|----|--------|---------|----------|---------| |----------|----|-------|----|--------|---------|----------|---------|
|Bb7sus4 | |Bb7 | |Bb7sus4 | |Bb7 | |
[syntb riff arr. for guitar]
g|6-/13---|----11-9-|11-8----|-----8-9-|6-/13---|-----11-9|/11-----|--------|
[electric] |
|---2----|---2-----|---2----|---2-----|---5----|---4-----|---2----|---2----| |----5---|----5----|--4-4---|--4-4----|----2---|--2-2----|--4-4---|----4---| |-----2-2|-2---2-2-|-2---2-2|-2---2-2-|-----2-2|-2---2-2-|-2---2-2|-----2-2| |4-----4-|4-----4--|4-----4-|4-----4--|4-----4-|4-----4--|4-----4-|4-----4-| |--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|--------| |--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|--------|
|Bb7sus4 | |Bb7 | |Bb7sus4 | |Bb |
g|6-/13---|----11-9-|11-8----|----8-9-|6-/13---|-----11-9|/16---|--------|
| |
|---2----|---2-----|---2----|--2-----|---2----|---4-----|------|--------| |--5-5---|--5-5----|--4-4---|---4----|----5---|--2-2----|------|--------| |-----2-2|-2---2-2-|-2---2-2|----2-2-|-----2-2|-----2-2-|------|--------| |4-----4-|4-----4--|4-----4-|-----4--|4-----4-|------4--|x-----|--------| |--------|---------|--------|--------|--------|---------|------|--------| |--------|---------|--------|--------|--------|---------|------|--------|
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
|---0-------|12-----------------| |---0----12-|12-------9---9\----| |--------11^|--11\--9-9-7-9\----| |-----------|-------------------| |-----------|-------------------| |-0---------|------------------0|
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
|----0---0-0-|----0-----0-| |-----/5-3-2-|-/5--\3-2---| |------------|--------2---| |------------|------------| |-2----------|------------| |-0----------|-----------0|
I call that a bargain, the best I ever had
[acoustic]
|Eb | |Eb |Eb Ebadd9/Db Eb Ebadd9/Db|Eb Ebadd9/Db Eb|
[electric] |
|Eb5 | Eb5|Eb5 | < | |
[vol pedal up for feedback]
[acoustic]
|Eb Ebadd9/Db Eb Ebadd9/Db|Ebadd9/Db | |
[electric] |
| Eb7|Eb | |
The best I ever...
|Bb Bb/F Ab6/Bb|F# Db Ab/Bb Eb Ab6|Bb Bb/F Ab6/Bb|F# Db Ab/Bb Eb Ab6|
had.................
|------7-----7-|----7---------------|----------------|------------------| |---7--7--7--7-|-7--7--7---------4--|-4--4---4---4-2-|------------------| |---6^----6^---|-6^----6^\---4---4--|-4--4---4---4-2-|-4----------------| |--------------|---------------6----|6--6---6---6--2-|------------------| |--------------|--------------------|----------------|------2-----0-----| |--------------|--------------------|----------------|---------2--------|
|Bb Bb/F Ab6/Bb|F# Db Ab/Bb Eb Ab6|Bb Bb/F Ab6/Bb|F# Db Ab/Bb Eb|
|----------------------|--------------7-7-|----------7\--|--------------| |----------------------|--------7-----7-7-|-7-7--7-7-7\--|--------------| |--------------7^------|-----7^-7---------|-7-8--7-8-----|----4-2-------| |--------4-6/9---9-9/9-|9/9/9--9-----9----|9----9--------|----4-2-------| |2-2--2/6--------------|------------------|-------------0|22------------| |----------------------|------------------|--------------|--------------|
[repeat intro pattern]
|Bb7sus4 | |Bb7 | |Bb7sus4 | |Bb7 | |
[repeat post-bridge syntb arr. for guitar pattern]
|Bb7sus4 | |Bb7 | |Bb7sus4 | |Bb7 | |
[syntb riff arr. for guitar] |
g|6-/13---|----11-9-|11-8----|-----8-9-|6-/13---|-----11-9|/11----|--------|
[electric] |
|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|-------|--------| |--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|-------|--------| |--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|-------|--------| |--------|---------|<9------|---------|-<11----|---------|-<9----|--------| |--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|-------|--------| |--------|---------|<7------|---------|-<9-----|---------|-<7----|--------|
|Bb7sus4 | |Bb7 | |Bb7sus4 | |Bb |
g|6-/13---|----11-9-|11-8----|-----8-9-|6-/13---|-----11-9|/16----|--------|
| |
|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|-------|--------| |--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|-------|--------| |--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|-------|--------| |--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|-------|--------| |--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|-------|--------| |--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|-------|--------|
|Bb7sus4 |Bb7 |Bb7sus4 |Bb7 |Bb7sus4 |
g|----------------9|/16--|-------------------9|/16---|--------------------9|
| |
|-----------------|-----|------------------7-|------|---------------------| |-----------------|-----|------------------7-|------|---------------------| |--9-9--9-9-------|-----|----8----8----------|------|----9-9---9--9---9-9-| |--9-9--9-9----9--|-----|----9----9--7-------|------|----9-9---9--9---9-9-| |--9-9--9-9-9--9--|-----|----9----9--7-------|------|----9-9---9--9---9-9-| |------7----7--7--|-----|---------------7----|------|----7---7------7-----|
|Bb7 |Bb7sus4 |Bb7 |
g|/16-------------|----------------9|/16-----------------|
| |
|---7------------|-----------------|--------------------| |----------------|0----------------|--------------------| |6/8--8---7^~----|-----------------|----------------8---| |-------9----9\--|-----------------|----------------9---| |----------------|---5^~-------5^--|5^-5^-5^\-----9-9---| |--------------7-|------7-5-7------|----------7-5-7-----|
|Bb7sus4 | |Bb7 | |
g|---------------9|/16--------------|-------------9|/16------------|
| |
|----------------|-----------------|7---7----7----|--7------------| |----------------|-----------------|----7----7----|--7-----7------| |---9----9-9-----|9----------------|--------------|---------------| |---9----9-9-----|9----------------|--------------|---------------| |------------9---|---------9-9-----|------9-------|9----9-----9---| |-----7------7---|-----------7-7---|--7-----------|7----7-----7---|
|Bb7sus4 | |Bb Bb7sus4 |
g|------------------9|/16----------------|------------------|
| |
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| |--9------9---------|-------------------|------------------| |--9------9---------|-------------------|------------------| |--9------9---------|-------------------|9-----------------| |-----9-9---9-9--5^-|------7^-7^-5^-----|9-----------------| |7----7-7---7-7-----|7-5-7---------7-7--|7-----------------|
|Bb7 | Bb7 |Bb7sus4 | |Bb7 | |
|---------|-------|---2----|---2-----|---2----|---2-----| |---------|-------|--5-5---|--5-5----|--4-4---|--4-4----| |---------|-------|-2---2-2|-2---2-2-|-2---2-2|-2---2-2-| |---------|-------|4-----4-|4-----4--|4-----4-|4-----4--| |---------|-------|--------|---------|--------|---------| |---------|-------|--------|---------|--------|---------|
|Bb7sus4 | |B7
|---5----|---5-----|------- |--2-2---|--2-2----|4------ |-2---2-2|-2---2-2-|2------ |4-----4-|4-----4--|4------ |--------|---------|------- |--------|---------|-------
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