Intro
E E E E
[Verse 1]
E A E
Down in the street they're all singing and shouting
B/D# C#m B
Staying alive though the city is dead
B/A E/G# B7 E
Hiding their shame behind hollow laughter
E/G# A F#7 B
While you are crying alone in your bed
E A E
Pity Cassandra that no one believed you
B/D# C#m B
But then again you were lost from the start
B/A E/G# A/C# E/B
Now we must suffer and sell our secrets
A6 B C#m F#m7 B E
Bargain, playing smart, aching in our hearts
[Chorus]
E/B B7
Sorry Cassandra I misunderstood
E
Now the last day is dawning
E/B B7
Some of us wanted but none of us could
E
Listen to words of warning
G#
But on the darkest of nights
C#m G#
Nobody knew how to fight
G#7 C#m
And we were caught in our sleep
B7
Sorry Cassandra I didn't believe
E
You really had the power
B7
I only saw it as dreams you would weave
E
Until the final hour
[Verse 2]
E A E
So in the morning your ship will be sailing
B/D# C#m B
Now that your father and sister are gone
B/A E/G# B7 E
There is no reason for you to linger
E/G# A F#7 B
You're grieving deeply but still moving on
E A E
You know the future is casting a shadow
B/D# C#m B
No one else sees it but you know your fate
B/A E/G# A/C# E/B
Packing your bags, being slow and thorough
A6 E C#m F#m7 B E
Knowing, though you're late, that ship is sure to wait
[Chorus]
E/B B7
Sorry Cassandra I misunderstood
E
Now the last day is dawning
E/B B7
Some of us wanted but none of us could
E
Listen to words of warning
G#
But on the darkest of nights
C#m G#
Nobody knew how to fight
G#7 C#m
And we were caught in our sleep
B7
Sorry Cassandra I didn't believe
E
You really had the power
B7
I only saw it as dreams you would weave
E
Until the final hour
[Verse 3]
E A E
I watched the ship leaving harbor at sunrise
B/D# C#m B
Sails almost slack in the cool morning rain
B/A E/G# A/C# E/B
She stood on deck, just a tiny figure
A6 B C#m F#m7 B E
Rigid and restrained, blue eyes filled with pain
[Chorus]
E/B B7
Sorry Cassandra I misunderstood
E
Now the last day is dawning
E/B B7
Some of us wanted but none of us could
E
Listen to words of warning
G#
But on the darkest of nights
C#m G#
Nobody knew how to fight
G#7 C#m
And we were caught in our sleep
B7
Sorry Cassandra I didn't believe
E
You really had the power
B7
I only saw it as dreams you would weave
E
Until the final hour
[Outro]
B7 B7 B7 B7 E E E E
I'm sorry Cassandra
B7 B7 B7 B7 E E E E
I'm sorry Cassandra
Mark W