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 acoustic demo acoustic by The Lumineers
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