Title: That's What Keeps The Rent Low, Baby ) This song is a nice little sarcastic piece about why rent is low in most cities. It's my 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: Hush little babe don't you cry Please don't mind the screaming Of the man in the alley on the small of his back The police man's knee is kneelin I'll tell you an open secret, child Not everyone is knowin If that little man ever left this place You and I would soon be goin 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 Verse II: Your daddy ain't rich, he's a music man Your mother she's a painter We took over the lease of this old house From those whose hearts are fainter Cuz we don't mind the painted ladies With their weeping souls all swollen We don't mind that everyone we know 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: One fine morning you wake up to Bulldozers and renovation Cuz folks like your mom and dad Are just shock troops of gentrification For the single young professionals Who find the neighborhood hip and charming But if they heard about the lady who got chopped up in the alley They'd probably find it alarming 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 That's what keeps the rent down low That's what keeps the rent down low