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