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
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
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
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: Ab