Cleopatra chords by The Lumineers (Official Version)
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Intro 1
(G major) (G major) (G major) (G major)
(G major) (G major) (G major) (G major)
Verse 1
I was (G major) Cleopatra, I was young and an actress
When you knelt by my mattress,
and asked for my (Dsus2) hand
But I was (G major) sad you asked it,
as I laid in a black dress
With my father in a casket,
I had no plans, (Dsus2) yeah
(G major) (G major) (G major) (G major)
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Verse 2
And I (G major) left the footprints,
the mud (C major) stain on the carpet (G major)
And it hardened like my heart did
when you left town (Dsus2)
But I (G major) must admit it,
that I would (C major) marry you in an instant (G major)
Damn your wife, I'd be your mistress
just to have you around (Dsus2)
Chorus 1
But I was (G major) late for this, (D major) (C major) late for that, (G major)
(C major) late for the (G major) love of my (D major) life
And when I (G major) die alone, (D major) when I (C major) die alone, (G major)
(C major) die I'll (G major) be on time, (D major) ah
(G major) (G major) (G major) (G major)
Verse 3
While the (G major) church discouraged,
any lust (C major) that burned within (G major) me
Yes my flesh, it was my currency,
but I held true (Dsus2)
So I (G major) drive a taxi,
and the (C major) traffic distracts (G major) me
From the (C major) strangers in my backseat, (G major)
they remind me of (Dsus2) you
Chorus 2
But I was (G major) late for this, (D major) (C major) late for that, (G major)
(C major) late for the (G major) love of my (D major) life
And when I (G major) die alone, (D major) when I (C major) die alone, (G major)
(C major) die I'll (G major) be on time (D major)
Bridge 1
And the only (E minor) gifts from my Lord (G major)
were a (C major) birth and (D major) a divorce (E minor)
But I've (G major) read this script and the costume (E minor) fits,
(C major) so I'll play (D major) my part
(G major) (G major) (G major) (G major)
Verse 4
I was (G major) Cleopatra,
I was (C major) taller than the rafters (G major)
But that's all in the past love,
gone with the (Dsus2) wind
Now a (G major) nurse in white shoes
leads me (C major) back to my guestroom (G major)
It's a bed (C major) and a bathroom (G major)
And a place for the (Dsus2) end
Chorus 3
I won't be (G major) late for this, (D major) (C major) late for that, (G major)
(C major) late for the (G major) love of my (D major) life
And when I (G major) die alone, (D major) when I (C major) die alone, (G major)
(C major) die I'll (G major) be on time, (D major) ah
(G major)
Cleopatra
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