Emmy the Great — Cassandra
A D Cassandra, keep it down A D I don't think they can hear you now A D Don't think they heard you first time 'round A D No they can't hear you, no Cassandra, A D Cassandra, it won't make sense A E not if you think and think again A D But still they do say, life is forgiving A E and ends up partnered with beginnings ADFEm A D And daily, you saw it come A E and you gave warning, but couldn't run A D and so you watched until it was broken A E and knew the foresight delays no motion A D I know it's awful, I know it's bruising, F#m E I know you can't see past the conclusion A D but still the world turns upon its axis F#m E and we make circles so we can match it AD F#m E And read our lines though we've had no practice ADFEm A D Cassandra, keep it down A D I don't think they can hear you now A D Don't think they heard you first time 'round A D No they can't hear you, there's no answer A D And maybe there's something great F#m E that gives us meaning, if we wait A D but still I'm human, I'm broken-hearted A D I see your sundress and your sunglasses A D I hear your question, and how you ask it F#m E What use is love if it always passes? AD F#m E What use is love if it always passes? ADFEm A D And though they do say, Life is forgiving, F#m E what use is life to those who aren't living? A D And though they do say, Life is forgiving, F#m E A what use is life to those who aren?t living?
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