Intro: Ab Verse: 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 With my father in a casket, I had no plans Interlude: Ab Pre-Chorus: Ab Db 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 Db 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 Chorus: Ab Eb Db Ab Db Ab Eb But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life Ab Eb Db Ab Db Ab Eb And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time Interlude: Ab Pre-Chorus: Ab Db Ab While the church discouraged, any lust that burned within me Eb Yes my flesh, it was my currency, but I held true Ab Db Ab So I drive a taxi, and the traffic distracts me Db Ab Eb From the strangers in my backseat, they remind me of you Chorus: Ab Eb Db Ab Db Ab Eb But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life Ab Eb Db Ab Db Ab Eb And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time Bridge: Fm Ab Db Eb Fm And the only gifts from my Lord were a birth and a divorce Ab Fm Db Eb Ab But I've read this script and the costume fits, so I'll play my part Interlude: Ab Pre-Chorus: Ab Db Ab I was Cleopatra, I was taller than the rafters Eb But that's all in the past now, gone with the wind Ab Db Ab Now a nurse in white shoes leads me back to my guestroom Db Ab It's a bed and a bathroom Eb And a place for the end Chorus: Ab Eb Db Ab Db Ab Eb I won't be late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life Ab Eb Db Ab Db Ab Eb And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time Outro: Eb Ab
