Cleopatra Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays451

Cleopatra by Pam Tillis is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D, E and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Well....I (A)said he had a lot of potential, he was only misunderstood 
 
You know, he (D)really didn't mean to treat me so bad, 
 
He (A)wanted to be good 
 
And I (E)swore, one day, I would tame him, 
 
Even tho, he loved to run hogwild 
 
Just call me, (A)Cleopatra, (D)everybody, 
 
'Cause (E)I'm the queen of (A)denial 
 
II 
I (A)knew he didn't have any money, 
 
yeah, that's why he couldn?t buy me a ring 
 
Oh, and (D)just because he bought himself a brand new pick up truck 
 
(A)Really didn't prove anything 
 
And (E)he never had to say he loved me, 
 
I could see it everytime he smiled 
 
Just call me, (A)Cleopatra, (D)everybody, 
 
'Cause (E)I'm the queen of (A)denial 
 
Bridge: 
 
Oh, queen of (D)denial, (A)buying all his alibis 
 
Queen of (B)denial,(E)floatin' down a river of lies, yeah, yeah 
 
 
Lead? plays music to "All the girls in France do the hula hula dance" 
 
III 
No, (A)I'm not gonna jump to conclusions, 
 
(A)Oh, and throw away this perfect romance 
 
Even (D)tho, I saw him dancin' last night, 
 
With a (A)girl in a leopard skin pants 
 
Oh, he's (E)probably stuck in traffic 
 
And he'll be here in a little while 
 
Just call me, (A)Cleopatra, (D)everybody, 
 
'Cause (E)I'm the queen of (A)denial  
 

    	

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