Intro
A A A A
[Verse 1]
A D A
Down in the street they're all singing and shouting
E/G# F#m E
Staying alive though the city is dead
E/D A/C# E7 A
Hiding their shame behind hollow laughter
A/C# D B7 E
While you are crying alone in your bed
A D A
Pity Cassandra that no one believed you
E/G# F#m E
But then again you were lost from the start
E/D A/C# D/F# A/E
Now we must suffer and sell our secrets
D6 E F#m Bm7 E A
Bargain, playing smart, aching in our hearts
[Chorus]
A/E E7
Sorry Cassandra I misunderstood
A
Now the last day is dawning
A/E E7
Some of us wanted but none of us could
A
Listen to words of warning
C#
But on the darkest of nights
F#m C#
Nobody knew how to fight
C#7 F#m
And we were caught in our sleep
E7
Sorry Cassandra I didn't believe
A
You really had the power
E7
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
E/G# F#m E
Now that your father and sister are gone
E/D A/C# E7 A
There is no reason for you to linger
A/C# D B7 E
You're grieving deeply but still moving on
A D A
You know the future is casting a shadow
E/G# F#m E
No one else sees it but you know your fate
E/D A/C# D/F# A/E
Packing your bags, being slow and thorough
D6 A F#m Bm7 E A
Knowing, though you're late, that ship is sure to wait
[Chorus]
A/E E7
Sorry Cassandra I misunderstood
A
Now the last day is dawning
A/E E7
Some of us wanted but none of us could
A
Listen to words of warning
C#
But on the darkest of nights
F#m C#
Nobody knew how to fight
C#7 F#m
And we were caught in our sleep
E7
Sorry Cassandra I didn't believe
A
You really had the power
E7
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
E/G# F#m E
Sails almost slack in the cool morning rain
E/D A/C# D/F# A/E
She stood on deck, just a tiny figure
D6 E F#m Bm7 E A
Rigid and restrained, blue eyes filled with pain
[Chorus]
A/E E7
Sorry Cassandra I misunderstood
A
Now the last day is dawning
A/E E7
Some of us wanted but none of us could
A
Listen to words of warning
C#
But on the darkest of nights
F#m C#
Nobody knew how to fight
C#7 F#m
And we were caught in our sleep
E7
Sorry Cassandra I didn't believe
A
You really had the power
E7
I only saw it as dreams you would weave
A
Until the final hour
[Outro]
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I'm sorry Cassandra
E7 E7 E7 E7 A A A A
I'm sorry Cassandra
Mark W