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