First open mic.

Hi guys,

I play guitar and sing.

I’m looking to do my first open mic, been drilling about 5 songs to pick from and gonna pick whichever 3 feel most comfortable when I get the courage.

My issue is I’m really having trouble remembering the songs without the chords and lyrics in front of me. Sometimes I can remember sometimes I can’t, I know when I do my first open mic I’ll be nervous so probably even more likely to forget. Maybe 2/5 of the songs I’m drilling I can remember most of the time. I have a really bad memory.

Is it ok to bring stuff up with me to read off of while I play or is that super lame and frowned upon??? Or should I just keep drilling them until I can’t forget?