Cassandra (video)

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C F C

1. Down in the streets they’re all singing and shouting,

C G Am G

staying alive though the city is dead.

G7 C G7 C

Hiding their shame behind hollow laughter,

C F D7 G

while you are crying alone on your bed.

C F C

Pity Cassandra that no one believed you,

C G Am G

but then again, you were lost from the start.

G7 C F C

Now we must suffer and sell our secrets,

F G Am Dm G C

bargain, playing smart, aching in our hearts.

C G7 G G7 C

Sorry Cassandra, I misunderstood, now the last day is dawning,

C G7 G G7 C

some of us wanted but none of us could listen to words of warning.

C E Am E

But on the darkest of nights, nobody knew how to fight,

Am

and we were caught in our sleep.

C G7 G G7 C

Sorry Cassandra, I didn’t believe you really had the power,

C G7 G G7 C

I only saw it as dreams you would weave until the final hour.

C F C

2. So in the morning your ship will be sailing,

C G Am G

now that your father and sister are gone.

G7 C G7 C

There is no reason for you to linger,

C F D7 G

you’re grieving deeply but still moving on.

C F C

You know the future is casting a shadow,

C G Am G

no one else sees it, but you know your fate.

G7 C F C

Packing your bags, being slow and thorough,

F G Am Dm G C

knowing, though you’re late, that ship is sure to wait.

C G7 G G7 C

Sorry Cassandra, I misunderstood, now the last day is dawning,

C G7 G G7 C

some of us wanted but none of us could listen to words of warning.

C E Am E

But on the darkest of nights, nobody knew how to fight,

Am

and we were caught in our sleep.

C G7 G G7 C

Sorry Cassandra, I didn’t believe you really had the power,

C G7 G G7 C

I only saw it as dreams you would weave until the final hour.

C F C

3. I watched the ship leaving harbour at sunrise,

C G Am G

sails almost slack in the cool morning rain.

G7 C G7 C

She stood on the deck, just a tiny figure,

F G Am Dm G C

rigid and restrained, blue eyes filled with pain.

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(Abba)