Key: C
Introduction: C F C C F C
C
Pack yourself a toothbrush dear
F C
Pack yourself a favorite blouse
C
Take a withdrawlslip
F C
Take all of your savings out
Am G
'Cause if we don't leave this town
F C
We might never make it out
Am G
And I was not born to drown
C F C
Baby c'mon
C
Forget what father Brennan said
F C
We were not born in sin
C
Leave a note on your bed
F C
Let your mother know you're safe
Am G
And by the time she wakes
F C
We'll 've driven through the state
Am G
We'll 've driven through the night
C
Baby c'mon
C*
If the sun don't shine on me today
F Am G C
And if the subways flood and bridges break
C*
Will you lay yourself down and dig your grave
F Am G C
Or will you rail against your dying day
C F C
And when we looked outside, couldn't even see the sky
F C
How do you pay the rent, is it your parents
Am G F C
Or is hard work dear, holding the atmosphere
Am G
I don't wanna live like that
C F
If the sun don't shine on me today
Am G
And if the subways flood and bridges break
Am G/B C F Am G C
Jesus Christ, can't save me tonight
Am G/B C F Am G C
Put on your dress, yes wear something nice
Am G/B C F Am G C
Decide on me, yea decide on us
Am G/B C F Am G C
Oh, oh, oh, Illinois, Illinois
F C
C
Pack yourself a toothbrush dear
F C
Pack yourself a favorite blouse
C
Take a withdrawlslip
F C
Take all of your savings out
Am G
'Cause if we don't leave this town
F C
We might never make it out
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