Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Down in the street they're all singing and shouting
F/A Gm F
Staying alive though the city is dead
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Hiding their shame behind hollow laughter
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While you are crying alone in your bed
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Pity Cassandra that no one believed you
F/A Gm F
But then again you were lost from the start
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Now we must suffer and sell our secrets
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Bargain, playing smart, aching in our hearts
[Chorus]
A#/F F7
Sorry Cassandra I misunderstood
A#
Now the last day is dawning
A#/F F7
Some of us wanted but none of us could
A#
Listen to words of warning
D
But on the darkest of nights
Gm D
Nobody knew how to fight
D7 Gm
And we were caught in our sleep
F7
Sorry Cassandra I didn't believe
A#
You really had the power
F7
I only saw it as dreams you would weave
A#
Until the final hour
[Verse 2]
A# D# A#
So in the morning your ship will be sailing
F/A Gm F
Now that your father and sister are gone
F/D# A#/D F7 A#
There is no reason for you to linger
A#/D D# C7 F
You're grieving deeply but still moving on
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You know the future is casting a shadow
F/A Gm F
No one else sees it but you know your fate
F/D# A#/D D#/G A#/F
Packing your bags, being slow and thorough
D#6 A# Gm Cm7 F A#
Knowing, though you're late, that ship is sure to wait
[Chorus]
A#/F F7
Sorry Cassandra I misunderstood
A#
Now the last day is dawning
A#/F F7
Some of us wanted but none of us could
A#
Listen to words of warning
D
But on the darkest of nights
Gm D
Nobody knew how to fight
D7 Gm
And we were caught in our sleep
F7
Sorry Cassandra I didn't believe
A#
You really had the power
F7
I only saw it as dreams you would weave
A#
Until the final hour
[Verse 3]
A# D# A#
I watched the ship leaving harbor at sunrise
F/A Gm F
Sails almost slack in the cool morning rain
F/D# A#/D D#/G A#/F
She stood on deck, just a tiny figure
D#6 F Gm Cm7 F A#
Rigid and restrained, blue eyes filled with pain
[Chorus]
A#/F F7
Sorry Cassandra I misunderstood
A#
Now the last day is dawning
A#/F F7
Some of us wanted but none of us could
A#
Listen to words of warning
D
But on the darkest of nights
Gm D
Nobody knew how to fight
D7 Gm
And we were caught in our sleep
F7
Sorry Cassandra I didn't believe
A#
You really had the power
F7
I only saw it as dreams you would weave
A#
Until the final hour
[Outro]
F7 F7 F7 F7 A# A# A# A#
I'm sorry Cassandra
F7 F7 F7 F7 A# A# A# A#
I'm sorry Cassandra
Mark W