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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1906568,"song":"Cleopatra","artist":"The Lumineers","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1906568-cleopatra-chords-by-the-lumineers/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1906568?type=chord","rating":4.95617,"votes":79,"content":"[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nI was Cleopatra[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nI was young and an actress[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nand you knelt by my mattress[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand asked for my hand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I was sad you asked it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nas I laid in a black dress[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nwith my father in a casket[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI had no plans[/tab]\r\n(yea)\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I left the footprints[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]     \r\nThe mud stained on the carpet[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nand it hardened like my heart did[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nwhen you left town[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I must admit it[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nthat I would marry you in an instant[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nDamn your wife, I'd be your mistress[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\njust to have you around[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut I was late for this[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLate for that[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLate for the love of my life[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen I die alone[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen I die alone[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen I die I'll be on time[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n(aye)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the Church discouraged[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nany lust that burned within me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nYes my flesh it was my currency[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nbut I held out[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen a man's dejected[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwell he can fight for your affections[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nor he can act like he never met you[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand even go to the ground[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut I was late for this[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLate for that[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLate for the love of my life[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd when I die alone[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen I die alone[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen I die I'll be on time[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n(aye)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo I drive a taxi[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand the traffic distracts me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nfrom the strangers in my backseat[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey remind me of you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut it's all a daydream[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwhen it's you who's behind me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nbut you never recognize me[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nappraising you[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the only gifts from my Lord[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwere a birth and a divorce[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nbut I've read this script[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand the costume fits[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nso I play my part[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd there are nights I wake up[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nto the sound of a door shut[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nand I search on the floor but [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI find no tracks[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the nurse in white shoes[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nleads me back to my guest room[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nit's a bed and a bathroom[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand a place to relax[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nbut I was late for this[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nlate for that[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nlate for the love of my life[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen I die alone[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen I die alone[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen I die I'll be on time[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch] \r\n(aye)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Ending]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]","plain_text":"[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(yea)\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Ending]\nG","chords":["G","D","C","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}