Cleopatra Acoustic chords by The Lumineers

Cleopatra (acoustic) by The Lumineers


Tuning: standard
Capo: 1st fret!!!

Chords used:

Intro:
G

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

Break:
G

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

Chorus:
     G    D   C    G   C      G     D
But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
      G  D       C  G       C    G   D
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time

Break:
G

Pre-chorus II:
     G            C            G
While the church discouraged, any lust that burned within me
                       D
Yes my flesh, it was my currency, but I held true
   G           C    G
So I drive a taxi, and the traffic distracts me
     C        G            D
From the strangers in my backseat, they remind me of you

Chorus:
     G    D   C    G   C      G     D
But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
      G  D       C  G       C    G   D
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time

Bridge:
    Em         G      C   D   Em
And the only gifts from my Lord were a birth and a divorce
     G            Em      C    D   G
But I've read this script and the costume fits, so I'll play my part

Break:
G

Pre-chorus II:
   G        C        G
I was Cleopatra, I was taller than the rafters
                       D
But that's all in the past now, gone with the wind
   G          C          G
Now a nurse in white shoes leads me back to my guestroom
    C     G
It's a bed and a bathroom
          D
And a place for the end

Chorus:
      G    D   C    G   C      G     D
I won't be late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
      G  D       C  G       C    G   D
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time

End:
D G


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