Pack your self a tooth brush, dear.

Pack your self a (F)fa v’rite (C)blouse.

Take a with draw al slip,

take all of your (F)sav ings (C)out.

’Cause if we don’t (Am)leave this (G)town

we might nev er (F)make it out.

I was not (Am)born to (G)drown.

Ba by, come on.

For get what Fa ther Bren nan said,

we were not (F)born in (C)sin.

Leave a note on your bed,

let your moth er (F)know you’re (C)safe.

And by the (Am)time she (G)wakes

we’ll have driv en (F)through the (C)state,

we’ll have driv en (Am)through the (G)night.

Ba by, come on.

If the sun don’t shine on and me to day, and if the (F)sub ways (Am)flood and (G)bridg es (C)break,

will you lay your self down and dig your grave, or will you (F)rail a (Am)gainst the (G)dy ing (C)break,

will you (C)day?

And when we looked out side,

could n’t e ven (F)see the (C)sky.

How do you pay the rent?

Is it your (F)par (C)ents,

or is it hard work, dear,

hold ing the at mos phere?

I don’t wan na (Am)live like (G)that.

If the (C)sun don’t shine on (F)me to day, if the (Am)sub ways flood and the (G)bridg es break,...

Je sus Christ can’t save me to night.

Put on your dress, yes, wear some thing nice.

de cide on me, yeah, de cide on us.

Oh,

Il li nois, Il li nois.

Pack your self a tooth brush, dear,

pack your self a (F)fa v’rite (C)blouse.

Take a with draw al slip,

take all of your (F)sav ings (C)out,

’cause if we don’t (Am)leave this (G)town,

we might nev er (F)make it out.