Title: That's What Keeps The Rent Low, Baby
Artist: Geoff Berner ( http://www.geoffberner.com/ and 
)

Transcribed by: Denjario

This song is a nice little sarcastic piece about why rent is low in most cities. It's my 
song by Geoff Berner, so I decided to transcribe the chords for it. Since this is 
on the accordion, you can probably get away with playing the same chords on piano as well.

The intro is just a finger-styled version of the chords below. Be creative and 
it's how Geoff Berner does it ;)


Verse I:

C (x32010@1)              FHush (133211@1)little babe don't you cry
C (x32010@1)                   G (320003@1)  CPlease (x32010@1)don't mind the screaming
C (x32010@1)                            FOf (133211@1)the man in the alley on the small of his back
C (x32010@1)                      G (320003@1) CThe (x32010@1)police man's knee is kneelin
C (x32010@1)                   FI'll (133211@1)tell you an open secret, child
C (x32010@1)             G (320003@1) CNot (x32010@1)everyone is knowin
C (x32010@1)                     FIf (133211@1)that little man ever left this place
C (x32010@1)                  G (320003@1)  CYou (x32010@1)and I would soon be goin


Chorus:

C (x32010@1)                       FCuz (133211@1)that's what keeps the rent down, baby
C (x32010@1)                   G (320003@1)      CThat's (x32010@1)what keeps the rent down low
C (x32010@1)                   FThat's (133211@1)what keeps the rent down baby
C (x32010@1)                   G (320003@1)      CThat's (x32010@1)what keeps the rent down low


Verse II:

C (x32010@1)                    FYour (133211@1)daddy ain't rich, he's a music man
C (x32010@1)                 G (320003@1) CYour (x32010@1)mother she's a painter
C (x32010@1)                       FWe (133211@1)took over the lease of this old house
C (x32010@1)                         G (320003@1)  CFrom (x32010@1)those whose hearts are fainter
C (x32010@1)                   FCuz (133211@1)we don't mind the painted ladies
     C (x32010@1)                     G (320003@1) CWith (x32010@1)their weeping souls all swollen
C (x32010@1)                     FWe (133211@1)don't mind that everyone we know
C (x32010@1)                  G (320003@1)CHas (x32010@1)had their stereo stolen


Chorus:

Cuz that's what keeps the rent down, baby
That's what keeps the rent down low
That's what keeps the rent down baby
That's what keeps the rent down low


(play verse chords for a full verse for the instrumental solo)


Verse III:

C (x32010@1)                 FOne (133211@1)fine morning you wake up to
C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C
Bulldozers and renovation
C (x32010@1)                         FCuz (133211@1)folks like your mom and dad
              C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C
Are just shock troops of gentrification
C (x32010@1)                  FFor (133211@1)the single young professionals
             C (x32010@1)                  G (320003@1) CWho (x32010@1)find the neighborhood hip and charming
C (x32010@1)                                      FBut (133211@1)if they heard about the lady who got chopped up in the alley
C (x32010@1)                     G (320003@1) CThey'd (x32010@1)probably find it alarming


Chorus:

C (x32010@1)                       FCuz (133211@1)that's what keeps the rent down, baby
C (x32010@1)                   G (320003@1)      CThat's (x32010@1)what keeps the rent down low
C (x32010@1)                   FThat's (133211@1)what keeps the rent down baby
C (x32010@1)                   G (320003@1)      CThat's (x32010@1)what keeps the rent down low
C (x32010@1)                   G (320003@1)      CThat's (x32010@1)what keeps the rent down low
C (x32010@1)                   G (320003@1)      CThat's (x32010@1)what keeps the rent down low