Chords with lyrics
[Intro]
AbAb
[Verse 1]
AbAb
I was Cleopatra, I was young and an actress
Eb MajorEb
When you knelt by my mattress, and asked for my hand
AbAb
But I was sad you asked it, as I laid in a black dress
Eb MajorEb AbAb
With my father in a casket, I had no plans
[Verse 2]
AbAb 
C#C# AbAb
And I left the footprints, the mud stained on the carpet
Eb MajorEb
And it hardened like my heart did when you left town
AbAb C#C# AbAb
But I must admit it, that I would marry you in an instant
Eb MajorEb
Damn your wife, I'd be your mistress just to have you around
[Chorus]
C5C5 AbAb C#C# AbAb C#C# AbAb Eb MajorEb
But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
C5C5 AbAb C#C# AbAb C#C# AbAb Eb MajorEb
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time
[Verse 3]
AbAb C#C# AbAb
While the church discouraged, any lust that burned within me
Eb MajorEb
Yes my flesh, it was my currency, but I held true
AbAb C#C# AbAb
So I drive a taxi, and the traffic distracts me
C#C# AbAb Eb MajorEb
From the strangers in my backseat, they remind me of you
[Chorus]
C5C5 AbAb C#C# AbAb C#C# AbAb Eb MajorEb
But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
C5C5 AbAb C#C# AbAb C#C# AbAb Eb MajorEb
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time
[Bridge]
AbAb C#C# Eb MajorEb AbAb
And the only gifts from my Lord were a birth and a divorce
AbAb C#C# Eb MajorEb AbAb
But I've read this script and the costume fits, so I'll play my part
[Verse 4}
AbAb C#C# AbAb
I was Cleopatra, I was taller than the rafters
Eb MajorEb
But that's all in the past now, gone with the wind
AbAb C#C# AbAb
Now a nurse in white shoes leads me back to my guestroom
C#C# AbAb
It's a bed and a bathroom
Eb MajorEb
and a place for the end
[Chorus]
C5C5 AbAb C#C# AbAb C#C# AbAb Eb MajorEb
But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
C5C5 AbAb C#C# AbAb C#C# AbAb Eb MajorEb
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time
[Outro]
Other versions of Cleopatra
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Cleopatra by The Lumineers
