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