From the album "Midnights" (2022)
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/gCM4FbZ9VaI
Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/7FmYn9e7KHMXcxqGSj9LjH?si=cb791cae2895467c
Capo on 4th fret. If you want to play without capo, you can set the "Transpose" button on +4.
Intro
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Verse 1
[C] [F]
Once upon a time, 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
Pre-Chorus
[Am] [F]
What if I told you none of it was accidental?
[G] [C] [C/B]
And the first night that you saw me, nothing was gonna stop me
[Am] [F]
I laid the groundwork 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
Verse 2
[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
Pre-Chorus
[Am] [F]
What if I told you none of it was accidental?
[G] [C] [C/B]
And the first night that you saw me, I knew I wanted your body?
[Am] [F]
I laid the groundwork 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
Bridge
[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] [G]
And I swear, I'm only cryptic and Machiavellian 'cause I care
Pre-Chorus
[Am] [F]
So I told you none of it was accidental
[G] [C] [C/B]
And the first night that you saw me, nothing was gonna stop me
[Am] [F]
I laid the groundwork 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] [F] [C]
'Cause I'm a mastermind
