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[Intro]

Chord diagramAbAb


[Verse 1]

Chord diagramAbAb
I was Cleopatra, I was young and an actress
                                               Chord diagramEb MajorEb
When you knelt by my mattress, and asked for my hand
Chord diagramAbAb
But I was sad you asked it, as I laid in a black dress
                                       Chord diagramEb MajorEb       Chord diagramAbAb
With my father in a casket, I had no plans
[Verse 2]

Chord diagramAbAb                               Chord diagramC#C#                   Chord diagramAbAb
And I left the footprints, the mud stained on the carpet
                                                 Chord diagramEb MajorEb
And it hardened like my heart did when you left town
Chord diagramAbAb                                  Chord diagramC#C#                Chord diagramAbAb
But I must admit it, that I would marry you in an instant
                                                          Chord diagramEb MajorEb
Damn your wife, I'd be your mistress just to have you around


[Chorus]

           Chord diagramC5C5       Chord diagramAbAb     Chord diagramC#C#      Chord diagramAbAb    Chord diagramC#C#         Chord diagramAbAb           Chord diagramEb MajorEb
But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
           Chord diagramC5C5    Chord diagramAbAb          Chord diagramC#C#   Chord diagramAbAb    Chord diagramC#C#         Chord diagramAbAb          Chord diagramEb MajorEb
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time


[Verse 3]

Chord diagramAbAb                                Chord diagramC#C#                      Chord diagramAbAb
While the church discouraged, any lust that burned within me
                                               Chord diagramEb MajorEb
Yes my flesh, it was my currency, but I held true
Chord diagramAbAb                          Chord diagramC#C#               Chord diagramAbAb
So I drive a taxi, and the traffic distracts me
            Chord diagramC#C#              Chord diagramAbAb                        Chord diagramEb MajorEb
From the strangers in my backseat, they remind me of you


[Chorus]

           Chord diagramC5C5       Chord diagramAbAb     Chord diagramC#C#      Chord diagramAbAb    Chord diagramC#C#         Chord diagramAbAb           Chord diagramEb MajorEb
But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
           Chord diagramC5C5    Chord diagramAbAb          Chord diagramC#C#   Chord diagramAbAb    Chord diagramC#C#         Chord diagramAbAb          Chord diagramEb MajorEb
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time
[Bridge]

             Chord diagramAbAb                       Chord diagramC#C#        Chord diagramEb MajorEb     Chord diagramAbAb
And the only gifts from my Lord were a birth and a divorce
                                Chord diagramAbAb            Chord diagramC#C#      Chord diagramEb MajorEb        Chord diagramAbAb
But I've read this script and the costume fits, so I'll play my part


[Verse 4}

Chord diagramAbAb                      Chord diagramC#C#                  Chord diagramAbAb
I was Cleopatra, I was taller than the rafters
                                                Chord diagramEb MajorEb
But that's all in the past now, gone with the wind
Chord diagramAbAb                                   Chord diagramC#C#            Chord diagramAbAb
Now a nurse in white shoes leads me back to my guestroom
        Chord diagramC#C#           Chord diagramAbAb
It's a bed and a bathroom
                     Chord diagramEb MajorEb
and a place for the end


[Chorus]

           Chord diagramC5C5       Chord diagramAbAb     Chord diagramC#C#      Chord diagramAbAb    Chord diagramC#C#         Chord diagramAbAb           Chord diagramEb MajorEb
But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
           Chord diagramC5C5    Chord diagramAbAb          Chord diagramC#C#   Chord diagramAbAb    Chord diagramC#C#         Chord diagramAbAb          Chord diagramEb 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 acoustic demo acoustic by The Lumineers

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Cleopatra acousticChords
Cleopatra acoustic demo acousticChords

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