Intro
D D D D
[Verse 1]
D G D
Down in the street they're all singing and shouting
A/C# Bm A
Staying alive though the city is dead
A/G D/F# A7 D
Hiding their shame behind hollow laughter
D/F# G E7 A
While you are crying alone in your bed
D G D
Pity Cassandra that no one believed you
A/C# Bm A
But then again you were lost from the start
A/G D/F# G/B D/A
Now we must suffer and sell our secrets
G6 A Bm Em7 A D
Bargain, playing smart, aching in our hearts
[Chorus]
D/A A7
Sorry Cassandra I misunderstood
D
Now the last day is dawning
D/A A7
Some of us wanted but none of us could
D
Listen to words of warning
F#
But on the darkest of nights
Bm F#
Nobody knew how to fight
F#7 Bm
And we were caught in our sleep
A7
Sorry Cassandra I didn't believe
D
You really had the power
A7
I only saw it as dreams you would weave
D
Until the final hour
[Verse 2]
D G D
So in the morning your ship will be sailing
A/C# Bm A
Now that your father and sister are gone
A/G D/F# A7 D
There is no reason for you to linger
D/F# G E7 A
You're grieving deeply but still moving on
D G D
You know the future is casting a shadow
A/C# Bm A
No one else sees it but you know your fate
A/G D/F# G/B D/A
Packing your bags, being slow and thorough
G6 D Bm Em7 A D
Knowing, though you're late, that ship is sure to wait
[Chorus]
D/A A7
Sorry Cassandra I misunderstood
D
Now the last day is dawning
D/A A7
Some of us wanted but none of us could
D
Listen to words of warning
F#
But on the darkest of nights
Bm F#
Nobody knew how to fight
F#7 Bm
And we were caught in our sleep
A7
Sorry Cassandra I didn't believe
D
You really had the power
A7
I only saw it as dreams you would weave
D
Until the final hour
[Verse 3]
D G D
I watched the ship leaving harbor at sunrise
A/C# Bm A
Sails almost slack in the cool morning rain
A/G D/F# G/B D/A
She stood on deck, just a tiny figure
G6 A Bm Em7 A D
Rigid and restrained, blue eyes filled with pain
[Chorus]
D/A A7
Sorry Cassandra I misunderstood
D
Now the last day is dawning
D/A A7
Some of us wanted but none of us could
D
Listen to words of warning
F#
But on the darkest of nights
Bm F#
Nobody knew how to fight
F#7 Bm
And we were caught in our sleep
A7
Sorry Cassandra I didn't believe
D
You really had the power
A7
I only saw it as dreams you would weave
D
Until the final hour
[Outro]
A7 A7 A7 A7 D D D D
I'm sorry Cassandra
A7 A7 A7 A7 D D D D
I'm sorry Cassandra
Mark W