[Verse]~
G
I was Cleopatra
G
I was young and an actress
G
and you knelt by my mattress
D
and asked for my hand
G
And I was sad you asked it
G
as I laid in a black dress
G
with my father in a casket
D
I had no plans
(yea)
[Verse]~
G
And I left the footprints
C G
The mud stained on the carpet
G
and it hardened like my heart did
D
when you left town
G
But I must admit it
C G
that I would marry you in an instant
G
Damn your wife I’d be your mistress
D
just to have you around
[Chorus]~
G D
But I was late for this
C G
Late for that
C G D
Late for the love of my life
G D
When I die alone
C G
When I die alone
C G D
When I die I’ll be on time
D G
(aye)
[Verse]~
G
And the Church discouraged
C G
any lust that burned within me
G
Yes my flesh it was my currency
D
but I held out
G
When a man’s dejected
C G
well he can fight for your affections
G
or he can act like he never met you
D
and even go to the ground
[Chorus]~
G D
But I was late for this
C G
Late for that
C G D
Late for the love of my life
G D
And when I die alone
C G
When I die alone
C G D
When I die I’ll be on time
D G
(aye)
[Verse]~
G
So I drive a taxi
C G
and the traffic distracts me
G
from the strangers in my backseat
D
They remind me of you
G
But it’s all a daydream
C G
when it’s you who’s behind me
G
but you never recognize me
D
appraising you
[Bridge]~
Em G
And the only gifts from my Lord
C D G
were a birth and a divorce
Em
but I’ve read this script
C G
and the costume fits
C G D
so I play my part
[Verse]~
G
And there are nights I wake up
C G
to the sound of a door shut
G
and I search on the floor but
D
I find no tracks
[Verse]~
G
And the nurse in white shoes
C G
leads me back to my guest room
G
it’s a bed and a bathroom
D
and a place to relax
[Chorus]~
G D
but I was late for this
C G
late for that
C G D
late for the love of my life
G D
When I die alone
C G
When I die alone
C G D
When I die I’ll be on time
D
(aye)
[Ending]~
G
[Verse]~
G
I was Cleopatra
G
I was young and an actress
G
and you knelt by my mattress
D
and asked for my hand
G
And I was sad you asked it
G
as I laid in a black dress
G
with my father in a casket
D
I had no plans
(yea)
[Verse]~
G
And I left the footprints
C G
The mud stained on the carpet
G
and it hardened like my heart did
D
when you left town
G
But I must admit it
C G
that I would marry you in an instant
G
Damn your wife I’d be your mistress
D
just to have you around
[Chorus]~
G D
But I was late for this
C G
Late for that
C G D
Late for the love of my life
G D
When I die alone
C G
When I die alone
C G D
When I die I’ll be on time
D G
(aye)
[Verse]~
G
And the Church discouraged
C G
any lust that burned within me
G
Yes my flesh it was my currency
D
but I held out
G
When a man’s dejected
C G
well he can fight for your affections
G
or he can act like he never met you
D
and even go to the ground
[Chorus]~
G D
But I was late for this
C G
Late for that
C G D
Late for the love of my life
G D
And when I die alone
C G
When I die alone
C G D
When I die I’ll be on time
D G
(aye)
[Verse]~
G
So I drive a taxi
C G
and the traffic distracts me
G
from the strangers in my backseat
D
They remind me of you
G
But it’s all a daydream
C G
when it’s you who’s behind me
G
but you never recognize me
D
appraising you
[Bridge]~
Em G
And the only gifts from my Lord
C D G
were a birth and a divorce
Em
but I’ve read this script
C G
and the costume fits
C G D
so I play my part
[Verse]~
G
And there are nights I wake up
C G
to the sound of a door shut
G
and I search on the floor but
D
I find no tracks
[Verse]~
G
And the nurse in white shoes
C G
leads me back to my guest room
G
it’s a bed and a bathroom
D
and a place to relax
[Chorus]~
G D
but I was late for this
C G
late for that
C G D
late for the love of my life
G D
When I die alone
C G
When I die alone
C G D
When I die I’ll be on time
D
(aye)
[Ending]~
G
