[Intro] G

[Primera Parte]

G
I was Cleopatra, I was young and an actress
                                                D
When you knelt by my mattress, and asked for my hand
G
But I was sad you asked it, as I laid in a black dress
                                       D       G
With my father in a casket, I had no plans


[Segunda Parte]

G                               C                     G
And I left the footprints, the mud stained on the carpet
                                                 D
And it hardened like my heart did when you left town
G                                   C                  G
But I must admit it, that I would marry you in an instant
                                                           D
Damn your wife, I'd be your mistress just to have you around



[Estribillo]
            G         D      C      G     C          G           D
But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
            G    D          C   G      C          G           D
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time

[Terceira Parte]

G                                 C                       G
While the church discouraged, any lust that burned within me
                                                D
Yes my flesh, it was my currency, but I held true
G                           C                 G
So I drive a taxi, and the traffic distracts me
             C                G                        D
From the strangers in my backseat, they remind me of you



[Estribillo]
            G         D      C      G     C          G           D
But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
            G    D          C   G      C          G           D
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time


Bridge
         Em                 G        C        D      Em
And the only gifts from my Lord were a birth and a divorce
          G                      Em            C          D          G
But I've read this script and the costume fits, so I'll play my part


[Quarta Parte]

G                       C                G
I was Cleopatra, I was taller than the rafters
                                                 D
But that's all in the past now, gone with the wind
G                                    C          G
Now a nurse in white shoes leads me back to my guestroom
        C          G
It's a bed and a bathroom
                      D
And a place for the end


[Estribillo]
            G         D      C      G     C          G           D
I won't be late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
            G    D          C   G      C          G           D    G
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time