Sara Bareilles - Cassiopeia

cassiopeia by sara bareilles
from the album the blessed unrest

capo on the 6th fret

C C
come in close now , it’s time to tell a story
C C
long ago and so many years before we
Dm Dm
ever were , ever dreamed we even could be
Em G G
there was her and her very first heartbeat
C C
all alone in the corner of the night sky
C C
spiral bones of a supernova starlight
Dm Dm
fell in love with another burning bright
Em G
she dreamed of a way to ignite

C C Dm
she said , “tonight , come on , come on , collide
G
break me to pieces , i , i think you’re just like heaven
C C Dm
why , come on , come on , collide
Dm G
let’s see what a fire feels like
G
i bet it’s just like heaven”
C
( just like heaven )
C
( just like heaven )

C C
such a shame , nowhere near , even a near miss
C C
light years away from the hope of being sun – kissed
Dm Dm
anchored home in her interstellar sea
Em G
but , poor lonely cassiopeia
C C
so she sighs and she burns with desperation
C C
learns to cry over love of constellations
Dm Dm
then the spark from a star shooting too close
Em G
they both smiled , what a day to explode
C C Dm
she said , “tonight , come on , come on , collide
G
break me to pieces , i , i think you’re just like heaven
C C Dm
why , come on , come on , collide
Dm G
let’s see what a fire feels like
G
i bet it’s just like heaven”
C
( just like heaven )
C
( just like heaven )

C C
long ago in a sky built before us
C C
a supernova grew up to be stardust