C
F C
F C
Pack yourself a toothbrush dear       
                F         C
Pack yourself a favorite blouse
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
And I was not born to drown
         C        F C 
Baby come on
Forgive her by her bed and say it
            F       C
We were not born in sin
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 this state 
                  Am          G
We'll have driven through the night
          C
Baby come on
And when we roll in town
             F      C
Roll the red carpet out
As far as my eyes could see
               F        C
The signs said no vacancy
              Am        G
I don't wanna live like him
               F      C
But I can't be no one else
                  Am       G
It's good to know what you want
        C
If your back...
        F
If your back's against the wall
       Am
If the judge
       G
If his gavels 'bout to fall
           C
Stay right there!
         F
Lay your weary hand in mine
      Am
For comfort
          G
They will make it to the end of time
Am  G/B C   F
Oh  oh  oh  oh
Am  G   C
Oh  oh  oh
Am  G/B C   F
Oh  oh  oh  oh
Am  G   C
Oh  oh  oh
Am G/B  C       F     Am   G  C
Jesus   Christ, can't save me tonight
    Am G/B  C      F         
Put on your dress, yes
Am   G         C
Wear something nice
Baby we're poor and young
           F      C
Baby we're on the run
How do they pay their rent
      F     C
Is it their parents
              Am        G
I don't wanna live like that (hey!)
           F      C
I can't be no one else
                  Am       G
So would you just point me home
       C
If the judge
       G
If his gavels was raised up high
       Am
If the love
         G
Thar you felt is gone for the night
           C 
Stay right there!
       F 
Run as far as you can see 
          Am
I'll come back
       G
We can make it through
The end is near, so
Am  G/B C   F
Oh  oh  oh  oh
Am  G   C
Oh  oh  oh
Am  G/B C   F
Oh  oh  oh  oh
Am  G   C
Oh  oh  oh
Am G/B  C      F     Am   G  C
Jesus  Christ, can't save me tonight
Am  G/B  C     F    Am    G       C
New York Times says gasoline will rise
Am     G/B  C     F  
Put on your dress, yes 
Am   G         C
Wear something nice
Am  G/B  C  F   Am  G  C
Huh, oh my, you look so fine