Cleopatra chords by The Lumineers

[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]