Capo : Fret 4
Intro C
C
once upon a time
F
the planets and the fates
C
and all the stars aligned..
F
you and i ended up in the same room
at the same time..
C F
and the touch of a hand lit the fuse..
C
of a chain reaction of countermoves..
F
to assess the equation of you..
checkmate, i couldn't lose
Am
what if i told you
F
none of it was accidental
G
and the first night that you saw me
C G/B
nothing was gonna stop me
Am
i laid the groundwork
F
and then just like clockwork
G
the dominoes cascaded in a line..
Chorus
C
what if i told you i'm a mastermind..
F
and now you're mine..
Am
it was all by design..
G F
cause i'm a mastermind..
C F
you see all the wisest women
had to do it this way..
C F
cause we were born to be the pawn
in every lover's game..
C F
if you fail to plan, you plan to fail..
C
strategy sets the scene for the tale..
F
i'm the wind in our free-flowing sails..
and the liquor in our cocktails
Am
what if i told you
F
none of it was accidental
G
and the first night that you saw me
C G/B
i knew i wanted your body
Am
i laid the groundwork
F
and then just like clockwork
G
the dominoes cascaded in a line..
Chorus
C
what if i told you i'm a mastermind..
F
and now you're mine..
Am
it was all my design..
G F
cause i'm a mastermind..
C
no one wanted to play with me
as a little kid..
C
so i've been scheming like a criminal
ever since..
F
to make them love me
and make it seem effortless..
F
this is the first time
i've felt the need to confess
Em F
and i swear..
G
i'm only cryptic and machiavellian
cause i care..
Am F
so i told you none of it was accidental
G
and the first night that you saw me
C G/B
nothing was gonna stop me
Am
i laid the groundwork
F
and then saw a wide smirk
G
on your face, you knew the entire time
Chorus
C
you knew that i'm a mastermind..
F
and now you're mine..
Am
yeah, all you did was smile..
G/B F C
cause i'm a mastermind..
