Intro
F F F F
[Verse 1]
F A# F
Down in the street they're all singing and shouting
C/E Dm C
Staying alive though the city is dead
C/A# F/A C7 F
Hiding their shame behind hollow laughter
F/A A# G7 C
While you are crying alone in your bed
F A# F
Pity Cassandra that no one believed you
C/E Dm C
But then again you were lost from the start
C/A# F/A A#/D F/C
Now we must suffer and sell our secrets
A#6 C Dm Gm7 C F
Bargain, playing smart, aching in our hearts
[Chorus]
F/C C7
Sorry Cassandra I misunderstood
F
Now the last day is dawning
F/C C7
Some of us wanted but none of us could
F
Listen to words of warning
A
But on the darkest of nights
Dm A
Nobody knew how to fight
A7 Dm
And we were caught in our sleep
C7
Sorry Cassandra I didn't believe
F
You really had the power
C7
I only saw it as dreams you would weave
F
Until the final hour
[Verse 2]
F A# F
So in the morning your ship will be sailing
C/E Dm C
Now that your father and sister are gone
C/A# F/A C7 F
There is no reason for you to linger
F/A A# G7 C
You're grieving deeply but still moving on
F A# F
You know the future is casting a shadow
C/E Dm C
No one else sees it but you know your fate
C/A# F/A A#/D F/C
Packing your bags, being slow and thorough
A#6 F Dm Gm7 C F
Knowing, though you're late, that ship is sure to wait
[Chorus]
F/C C7
Sorry Cassandra I misunderstood
F
Now the last day is dawning
F/C C7
Some of us wanted but none of us could
F
Listen to words of warning
A
But on the darkest of nights
Dm A
Nobody knew how to fight
A7 Dm
And we were caught in our sleep
C7
Sorry Cassandra I didn't believe
F
You really had the power
C7
I only saw it as dreams you would weave
F
Until the final hour
[Verse 3]
F A# F
I watched the ship leaving harbor at sunrise
C/E Dm C
Sails almost slack in the cool morning rain
C/A# F/A A#/D F/C
She stood on deck, just a tiny figure
A#6 C Dm Gm7 C F
Rigid and restrained, blue eyes filled with pain
[Chorus]
F/C C7
Sorry Cassandra I misunderstood
F
Now the last day is dawning
F/C C7
Some of us wanted but none of us could
F
Listen to words of warning
A
But on the darkest of nights
Dm A
Nobody knew how to fight
A7 Dm
And we were caught in our sleep
C7
Sorry Cassandra I didn't believe
F
You really had the power
C7
I only saw it as dreams you would weave
F
Until the final hour
[Outro]
C7 C7 C7 C7 F F F F
I'm sorry Cassandra
C7 C7 C7 C7 F F F F
I'm sorry Cassandra
Mark W