(Fm)Oh, oh, oh, oh,

set the chee (Db)tahs

on the loose.

(Csus)Oh, oh, oh, oh,

there’s a thief (Bbm)out

on the move.

(Fm)Oh, oh, oh, oh,

un der neath (Db)our

le gion’s view.

(Csus)Oh, oh, oh, oh,

they have tak (Bbm)en

Cle o pat ra.

Run, run, run, come back for my glo ry.

Bring her back to me,

Cle o pat ra.

(Csus)Run, run, run, the crown of our Phar aoh, the throne of our queen is emp ty.

We’ll run to the (Fm)fu ture,

shin in’ like dia monds

in a rock y world.

A rock y, rock y world.

Our skin like (Csus)bronze and

our hair like cash mere

as we march to the (Bbm)rhy thm

on the pal ace floor,

ahh.

Ooh, (Fm)chan de liers in side the pyr a mids

trem

ble from the force.

(Csus)Cym bals crash in side the pyr a mids,

(Bbm)voic es

fill up the halls.

(Fm)Oh, oh, oh, oh, ooh,

set the chee tahs

on the loose.

Ay,

there’s a thief (Bbm)out

on the loose.

(Fm)Oh, oh, oh, oh, ooh,

un der neath our

le gion’s view.

Ay,

ay,

they have tak (Bbm)en

Cle o pat ra,

Cle o pat ra.

The (Fm)Jewel of Af ri ca,

jewel.

(Db)What good is a jewel that ain’t still pre cious.

How could you run (Csus)off on me?

How could you run off on us?

You (Bbm)feel like God in side that gold.

I found you (Fm)lay

in’ down with Sam son

and his (Db)full head of hair.

Found my (Csus)black queen

Cle o pat ra,

(Bbm)bad dreams

Cle o pat ra.

(Fm)Oh, oh, oh,

re move her, send the chee (Db)tahs

to the tomb.

(Csus)Our, our war

is o ver, our queen (Bbm)has

met her doom.

(Fm)Oh, no more, she lives no

more

ser pent

in her room.

(Csus)Oh, no more,

it has killed

Cle o pat ra,

Cle o pat ra.

Big sun com in’ strong through the mo tel blinds.

Wake up to your girl, for now let’s call her Cle o pat ra.

Cle o (Fm7)pat ra, I watch you fix your hair then put your pant ies on in the mir ror.

Cle o (Ab)pat ra, then your lip stick.

Cle o pat ra, then your six inch heels.

(Fm7)Catch her.

She’s head ed to the pyr a mid.

She’s work in’ at the pyr a mid to (Ab)night.

Work in’ at the pyr a mid,

work in’ at the pyr a mid to (Fm7)night.

Oh yeah, work in’ at the pyr a mid.

Oh, work in’ at the pyr a mid to (Ab)night.

Work in’ at the pyr a mid,

work in’ at the pyr a mid to (Fm7)night.

Oh yeah, work in’ at the pyr a mid.

Oh, work in’ at the pyr a mid to (Ab)Pimp in’ in my con vos,

bub bles in my cham pagne.

Let it be some jazz play in’.

(Fm7)Top floor mo tel suite, twist in’ my ci gars.

Floor mod el T V with the V C R.

Got (Ab)rub ies in my damn chain.

Whip ain’t got no gas tank, but it still got wood grain.

Got your girl work in’ for me.

Hit the strip and my bills paid, that keep my bills paid.

Hit the strip and my bills paid, Keep a nig ga bills paid.

She’s work in’ at the pyr a mid to (Ab)night.

Work in’ at the pyr a mid,

work in’ at the pyr a mid to (Fm7)night.

Hey, work in’ at the pyr a mid.

Oh, work in’ at the pyr a mid to (Ab)night.

Yeah, work in’ at the pyr a mid.

Ooh,

work in’ at the pyr a mid to (Fm7)night.

Work in’ at the pyr a mid.

You (Ab)showed up af ter work, I’m bath in’ your bod y.

Touch you in plac es on ly I know.

(Fm7)You’re wet and you’re warm just like our bath wa ter.

Can we make love be fore you go?

The (Ab)way you say my name makes me feel like I’m that nig ga but I’m still un em ployed.

You say it’s big but you take it.

Ride, cow girl.

But your love ain’t free

no more,

ba by.

But your love ain’t free

no more.

She’s work in’ at the pyr a mid to

Work in’ at the pyr a mid to (Ab)night.

(Ab)night.