Key: E
Introduction:
E A2
Once upon a time, the planets and the fates
E
And all the stars aligned
A2
You and I ended up in the same room at the same time
E A2
And the touch of a hand lit the fuse
E
Of a chain reaction of countermoves
A2
To assess the equation of you
Checkmate, I couldn't lose
C#5 A2
What if I told you none of it was accidental?
B5
And the first night that you saw me,
E
Nothing was gonna stop me
C#5 A2
I laid the groundwork, and then, just like clockwork,
B5 A2
The dominoes cascaded in a line
E
What if I told you I'm a mastermind?
A2
And now you're mine
C#5 B5 A2
It was all by design, 'cause I'm a mastermind
E A2
You see all the wisest women, had to do it this way
E A2
'Cause we were born to be the pawn in every lover's game
E A2
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail
E
Strategy sets the scene for the tale
A2
I'm the wind in our free-flowing sails
And the liquor in our cocktails
C#5 A2
What if I told you none of it was accidental?
B5
And the first night that you saw me,
E
Nothing was gonna stop me
C#5 A2
I laid the groundwork, and then, just like clockwork,
B5 A2
The dominoes cascaded in a line
E
What if I told you I'm a mastermind?
A2
And now you're mine
C#5 B5 A2
It was all by design, 'cause I'm a mastermind
E
No one wanted to play with me as a little kid
E
So I've been scheming like a criminal ever since
A2
To make them love me, and make it seem effortless
A2
This is the first time I've felt the need to confess
G#m A2 B5
And I swear, I'm only cryptic and Machiavellian 'cause I care
C#5 A2
So I told you none of it was accidental?
B5
And the first night that you saw me,
E
Nothing was gonna stop me
C#5 A2
I laid the groundwork, and then, saw a wide smirk
B5 A2
On your face, you knew the entire time
E
You knew that I'm a mastermind?
A2
And now you're mine
C#5
Yeah, all you did was smile,
B5 A2
'Cause I'm a mastermind