Chords with lyrics
Cleopatra (acoustic) by The Lumineers
Tuning: standard
Capo: 1st fret!!!
Chords used:
Intro:
G+G
Verse:
G+G
I was Cleopatra, I was young and an actress
D MajorD
When you knelt by my mattress, and asked for my hand
G+G
But I was sad you asked it, as I laid in a black dress
D MajorD
With my father in a casket, I had no plans
Break:
G+G
Pre-chorus:
G+G 
C majorC G+G
And I left the footprints, the mud stained on the carpet
D MajorD
And it hardened like my heart did when you left town
G+G C majorC G+G
But I must admit it, that I would marry you in an instant
D MajorD
Damn your wife, I'd be your mistress just to have you around
Chorus:
G+G D MajorD C majorC G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD
But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
G+G D MajorD C majorC G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time
Break:
G+G
Pre-chorus II:
G+G C majorC G+G
While the church discouraged, any lust that burned within me
D MajorD
Yes my flesh, it was my currency, but I held true
G+G C majorC G+G
So I drive a taxi, and the traffic distracts me
C majorC G+G D MajorD
From the strangers in my backseat, they remind me of you
Chorus:
G+G D MajorD C majorC G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD
But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
G+G D MajorD C majorC G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time
Bridge:
E minorEm G+G C majorC D MajorD E minorEm
And the only gifts from my Lord were a birth and a divorce
G+G E minorEm C majorC D MajorD G+G
But I've read this script and the costume fits, so I'll play my part
Break:
G+G
Pre-chorus II:
G+G C majorC G+G
I was Cleopatra, I was taller than the rafters
D MajorD
But that's all in the past now, gone with the wind
G+G C majorC G+G
Now a nurse in white shoes leads me back to my guestroom
C majorC G+G
It's a bed and a bathroom
D MajorD
And a place for the end
Chorus:
G+G D MajorD C majorC G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD
I won't be late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
G+G D MajorD C majorC G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time
End:
D MajorD G+G
Note II:
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