I was Cleopatra [Verse] G G C G - C G D D
I was young and an actress
When you knelt by my mattress - And asked for my hand
But I was sad you asked it
As I laid in a black dress
With my father in a casket - I had no plans
[Intro]
And I left the footprints
The mud stained on the carpet
And it hardened like my heart did - When you left town
But I must admit it
That I would marry you in an instant [Intro]
Damn your wife, I'd be your mistress (x2)
Just to have you around G G G G
(But I was) late for this, late for that [Chorus]
Late for the love of my life G-D C-G
And when I die alone, when I die alone C-G D
When I die I'll be on time
Hahaa [Break] X
And while the church discouraged [Intro]
Any lust that burned within me
Yes, my flesh, it was my currency - But I held true
So I drive a taxi - And the traffic distracts me
From the strangers in my backseat
They remind me o' you [Chorus] [Fill] D
And the only gifts [Bridge] Em G C-D Em - Em
from my Lord G Em C-D G - G G G
Were a birth and a divorce
But I've read this script and the costume fits
So I'll play my part ╔═══════════════════════════╗
║ Cleopatra - The Lumineers ║
I was Cleopatra - I was taller than the rafters ═════╝
But that's all in the past now - Gone with the wind
And now a nurse in white shoes
Leads me back to my guestroom
It's a [Rit] bed and a bathroom [Chorus] (I won't be)
And a place for the end [Break] [Outro] G