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[Intro] Ab [Verse 1] Ab I was Cleopatra, I was young and an actress Eb When you knelt by my mattress, and asked for my hand Ab But I was sad you asked it, as I laid in a black dress Eb Ab With my father in a casket, I had no plans [Verse 2] Ab C# Ab And I left the footprints, the mud stained on the carpet Eb And it hardened like my heart did when you left town Ab C# Ab But I must admit it, that I would marry you in an instant Eb Damn your wife, I'd be your mistress just to have you around
[Chorus] C5 Ab C# Ab C# Ab Eb But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life C5 Ab C# Ab C# Ab Eb And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time [Verse 3] Ab C# Ab While the church discouraged, any lust that burned within me Eb Yes my flesh, it was my currency, but I held true Ab C# Ab So I drive a taxi, and the traffic distracts me C# Ab Eb From the strangers in my backseat, they remind me of you [Chorus] C5 Ab C# Ab C# Ab Eb But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life C5 Ab C# Ab C# Ab Eb And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time [Bridge] Ab C# Eb Ab And the only gifts from my Lord were a birth and a divorce Ab C# Eb Ab But I've read this script and the costume fits, so I'll play my part [Verse 4} Ab C# Ab I was Cleopatra, I was taller than the rafters Eb But that's all in the past now, gone with the wind Ab C# Ab Now a nurse in white shoes leads me back to my guestroom C# Ab It's a bed and a bathroom Eb and a place for the end [Chorus] C5 Ab C# Ab C# Ab Eb But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life C5 Ab C# Ab C# Ab Eb And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time [Outro]
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