Cleopatra Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][G][G][G]
[G][G][G][G]

[Verse 1]
I was [G]Cleopatra, I was young and an actress
When you knelt by my mattress,
and asked for my [D]hand
But I was [G]sad you asked it,
as I laid in a black dress
With my father in a casket,
I had no [D]plans, yeah
[G][G][G][G]

[Verse 2]
And I [G]left the footprints,
the mud [C]stain on the [G]carpet
And it hardened like my heart did
when you left [D]town
But I [G]must admit it,
that I would [C]marry you in an [G]instant
Damn your wife, I'd be your mistress
just to have you [D]around

[Chorus 1]
But I was [G]late for [D]this, [C]late for [G]that,
[C]late for the [G]love of [D]my life
And when I [G]die a[D]lone, when [C]I die al[G]one,
[C]die I'll be [G]on tim[D]e, ah
[G][G][G][G]

[Verse 3]
While the [G]church discouraged,
any [C]lust that burned [G]within me
Yes my flesh, it was my currency,
but I held [D]true
So I [G]drive a taxi,
and the [C]traffic dis[G]tracts me
From the [C]strangers in my [G]backseat,
they remind me of [D]you

[Chorus 2]
But I was [G]late for [D]this, [C]late for [G]that,
[C]late for the [G]love of [D]my life
And when I [G]die a[D]lone, when [C]I die al[G]one,
[C]die I'll be [G]on tim[D]e

[Bridge 1]
And the [Em]only gifts from my [G]Lord
were a [C]birth and [D]a d[Em]ivorce
But I've [G]read this script and the [Em]costume fits,
[C]so I'll pla[D]y my part
[G][G][G][G]

[Verse 4]
I was [G]Cleopatra,
I was [C]taller than the [G]rafters
But that's all in the past love,
gone with the [D]wind
Now a [G]nurse in white shoes
leads me [C]back to my [G]guestroom
It's a [C]bed and a [G]bathroom
And a place for the [D]end

[Chorus 3]
I won't be [G]late for [D]this, [C]late for [G]that,
[C]late for the [G]love of [D]my life
And when I [G]die a[D]lone, when [C]I die al[G]one,
[C]die I'll be [G]on tim[D]e, ah
[G]