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Riff:
     C
 A|--------------------------------|
 E|--0--------3--0--0--------3--0--|
 C|-----2--0-----0-----2--0-----0--|
 g|--------------0--------------0--|

Intro (x2):
   C
   F C
 
Verse:
                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
 
Verse:
                   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
 
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 your dying day
 
Verse:
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
 
Chorus II:
       C                  F
If the sun don't shine on me today
           Am                G
And if the subways flood and Bridges break
 
Bridge:
Am G    C       F     Am   G  C
Jesus   Christ, can't save me tonight
    Am G    C      F   Am   G         C
Put on your dress, yes wear something nice
Am     G    C   F   Am     G  C
Decide on   me, yea decide on us
Am  G   C   F     Am  G     C
Oh, oh, oh, Illinois, Illinois
 
Interlude: F C
 
End-Verse:
                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
 Aransemen ini adalah interpretasi pribadi dari kontributornya, dibagikan untuk studi pribadi, edukasi, dan penggunaan non-komersial. Lagu, lirik, dan musik yang mendasarinya tetap menjadi milik pemegang hak ciptanya. Untuk meminta penghapusan, lihat Pernyataan Hukum.