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[Intro]
 D   D   G   G   G   G   Bm   Bmx2
[Verse]
DRent to the lDandlord baby, Gthat's his bGusiness, Gthat's his bGusiness, Bmthat's his Bmbusiness
DRent to the lDandlord baby, Gthat's his bGusiness, Gthat's his bGusiness, Bmthat's his Bmbusiness
DPapa used to Dtell me it was tGhe elecGtric, Gthe eleGctric, Bmthe elecBmtric
DMama used to Dtell me it was Gso expensGive, GIt's expensGive jBmust to lBmive
[Bridge]
  GI,    D     Bmand the moAney's always gone
  GI,    D    Bmpapa working so hard juAst to get paid
[Chorus]
  DWe make moneyG, make moneyG, to spend, BmPeople want,
Dpeople nGeed cause it Gnever enBmds, now baby
  DIt takes moneyG, takes moneGy my friend. BmPeople need,
Dpeople wGant cause iGt never enBmds
[Verse]
DSlip to the Dbottom of my Gempty pGocket, Gempty pGocket, Bmempty pocBmket
DSlip to the Dbottom of my Gempty pGocket, Gempty pGocket, Bmempty pocBmket
OverDdrawn again, Dfeeling GinsufficGent, GinsufficGent, BminsufficeBmnt
How Dmany mDore times Gmust I Gsing Gthis GsongBm  Bm  
[Bridge]
  GI,    D     Bmand the moAney's always gone
  GI,    D    Bmmama working so hard juAst to get paid
[Chorus]
  DWe make moneyG, make moneyG, to spend, BmPeople want,
Dpeople nGeed cause it Gnever enBmds, now baby
  DIt takes moneyG, takes moneGy my friend. BmPeople need,
Dpeople wGant because Git never eBmnds
[Solo]
 D   D   G   G   G   G   Bm   Bmx2
[Verse]
DMama used to Dtell me it was, Gbe elecGtric, be GelectGric boy, Bmbe electriBmc
DRent to the lDandlord baby, Gthat's his bGusiness, Gthat's his bGusiness, Bmthat's his Bmbusiness
DHow cDould I Gever GthanGk yoGu my BmgirlBm?
[Bridge]
  GI,    D     Bmwhen the mAoney's always gone
  GI,   DnBmow I', working so hard juAst to get paid
[Chorus]
  DWe make moneyG, make moneyG, to spend, BmPeople want,
Dpeople nGeed cause it Gnever enBmds, now baby
  DIt takes moneyG, takes moneGy my friend. BmPeople need,
Dpeople wGant cause iGt never enBmds, yeah!
[Outro]
DIt takes money, Geveryone knGowsBm  
DHere it comes, Gthere it goeGs, Here it Bmcomes, there it goes (oh baby)
DIt takes money, Geveryone knGowsBm  
DCost is high paGy is low, coGst is high Bmpay is low
DMy mama working Gso hard jusGt to get me Bmby
DHow could I Gever thanGk you my Bmgirl?

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Rent

by Pepper

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

D D G G G G Bm Bm

[Verse]

D D G G G G Bm Bm

Rent to the landlord baby, that's his business, that's his business, that's his business

D D G G G G Bm Bm

Rent to the landlord baby, that's his business, that's his business, that's his business

D D G G G G Bm Bm

Papa used to tell me it was the electric, the electric, the electric

D D G G G G Bm Bm

Mama used to tell me it was so expensive, It's expensive just to live

[Bridge]

G D Bm A

I, and the money's always gone

G D Bm A

I, papa working so hard just to get paid

[Chorus]

D G G Bm

We make money, make money, to spend, People want,

D G G Bm

people need cause it never ends, now baby

D G G Bm

It takes money, takes money my friend. People need,

D G G Bm

people want cause it never ends

[Verse]

D D G G G G Bm Bm

Slip to the bottom of my empty pocket, empty pocket, empty pocket

D D G G G G Bm Bm

Slip to the bottom of my empty pocket, empty pocket, empty pocket

D D G G G G Bm Bm

Overdrawn again, feeling insufficent, insufficent, insufficent

D D G G G G Bm Bm

How many more times must I sing this song

[Bridge]

G D Bm A

I, and the money's always gone

G D Bm A

I, mama working so hard just to get paid

[Chorus]

D G G Bm

We make money, make money, to spend, People want,

D G G Bm

people need cause it never ends, now baby

D G G Bm

It takes money, takes money my friend. People need,

D G G Bm

people want because it never ends

[Solo]

D D G G G G Bm Bm

[Verse]

D D G G G G Bm Bm

Mama used to tell me it was, be electric, be electric boy, be electric

D D G G G G Bm Bm

Rent to the landlord baby, that's his business, that's his business, that's his business

D D G G G G Bm Bm

How could I ever thank you my girl?

[Bridge]

G D Bm A

I, when the money's always gone

G D Bm A

I, now I', working so hard just to get paid

[Chorus]

D G G Bm

We make money, make money, to spend, People want,

D G G Bm

people need cause it never ends, now baby

D G G Bm

It takes money, takes money my friend. People need,

D G G Bm

people want cause it never ends, yeah!

[Outro]

D G G Bm

It takes money, everyone knows

D G G Bm

Here it comes, there it goes, Here it comes, there it goes (oh baby)

D G G Bm

It takes money, everyone knows

D G G Bm

Cost is high pay is low, cost is high pay is low

D G G Bm

My mama working so hard just to get me by

D G G Bm

How could I ever thank you my girl?

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