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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 
Verse I:
CHush little babe Fdon't you cry
CPlease don't mind the GscreaCming
COf the man in the alley on the Fsmall of his back
CThe police man's knee is GkneeClin
CI'll tell you an open Fsecret, child
CNot everyone is GknowCin
CIf that little man ever Fleft this place
CYou and I would soon Gbe goCin
Chorus:
CCuz that's what keeps the Frent down, baby
CThat's what keeps the Grent down Clow
CThat's what keeps the Frent down baby
CThat's what keeps the Grent down Clow
Verse II:
CYour daddy ain't rich, Fhe's a music man
CYour mother she's a GpainCter
CWe took over the lease of Fthis old house
CFrom those whose hearts are GfaintCer
CCuz we don't mind the Fpainted ladies
With Ctheir weeping souls all GswolClen
CWe don't mind that everyFone we know
CHas had their stereo GstoClen
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:
COne fine morning you Fwake up to
CBulldozers and renoGvaCtion
CCuz folks like your mom and Fdad
Are just shock Ctroops of gentrifiGcaCtion
CFor the single young Fprofessionals
Who find the Cneighborhood hip and GcharCming
CBut if they heard about the lady who got Fchopped up in the alley
CThey'd probably find it GalarCming
Chorus:
CCuz that's what keeps the Frent down, baby
CThat's what keeps the Grent down Clow
CThat's what keeps the Frent down baby
CThat's what keeps the Grent down Clow
CThat's what keeps the Grent down Clow
CThat's what keeps the Grent down Clow

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Thats What Keeps The Rent Low Baby

by Geoff Berner

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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

Verse I:

C F

Hush little babe don't you cry

C G C

Please don't mind the screaming

C F

Of the man in the alley on the small of his back

C G C

The police man's knee is kneelin

C F

I'll tell you an open secret, child

C G C

Not everyone is knowin

C F

If that little man ever left this place

C G C

You and I would soon be goin

Chorus:

C F

Cuz that's what keeps the rent down, baby

C G C

That's what keeps the rent down low

C F

That's what keeps the rent down baby

C G C

That's what keeps the rent down low

Verse II:

C F

Your daddy ain't rich, he's a music man

C G C

Your mother she's a painter

C F

We took over the lease of this old house

C G C

From those whose hearts are fainter

C F

Cuz we don't mind the painted ladies

C G C

With their weeping souls all swollen

C F

We don't mind that everyone we know

C G C

Has 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 F

One fine morning you wake up to

C G C

Bulldozers and renovation

C F

Cuz folks like your mom and dad

C G C

Are just shock troops of gentrification

C F

For the single young professionals

C G C

Who find the neighborhood hip and charming

C F

But if they heard about the lady who got chopped up in the alley

C G C

They'd probably find it alarming

Chorus:

C F

Cuz that's what keeps the rent down, baby

C G C

That's what keeps the rent down low

C F

That's what keeps the rent down baby

C G C

That's what keeps the rent down low

C G C

That's what keeps the rent down low

C G C

That's what keeps the rent down low

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