C
Pack yourself a toothbrush, dear.
F C
Pack yourself a favorite blouse.
C
Take a withdrawal slip,
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
I was not born to drown.
C
Baby, come on.
Instrumental: C | F C
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 have driven through the state,
Am G
We’ll have driven through the night.
C
Baby, come on.
Instrumental: C | C
Chorus:
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 the dying day?
Instrumental: C | C | C | C
C
And when we looked outside,
F C
Couldn’t even see the sky.
C
How do you pay the rent?
F C
Is it your parents,
Am G
Or is it hard work, dear,
F C
Holding the atmosphere?
Am G
I don’t wanna live like that, yeah.
Chorus:
C F
If the sun don’t shine on me today,
Am Gadd11
If the subways flood and the bridges break…
Bridge:
Am G/H C F Am G C
Jesus Christ can’t save me tonight.
Am G/H C F Am G C
Put on your dress, yes, wear something nice.
Am G/H C F Am G C
Decide on me, yeah, decide on us.
Am G/H C F Am G C
Oh, oh, oh, Illinois, Illinois.
Instrumental: C | F C
C
Pack yourself a toothbrush, dear,
F C
Pack yourself a favorite blouse.
C
Take a withdrawal slip,
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.
