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The Lumineers - Sleep On The Floor Chords

[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/B  C       F     Am   G  C
Jesus   Christ, can't save me tonight
    Am G/B  C      F   Am   G         C
Put on your dress, yes wear something nice
Am     G/B  C   F   Am     G  C
Decide on   me, yea decide on us
Am  G/B C   F     Am  G     C
Oh, oh, oh, Illinois, Illinois

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

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