[Intro] C

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Once upon a time, the planets and the fates
                     C
And all the stars aligned
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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                         F
What if 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                      F
I laid the groundwork and then, just like clockwork
       G
The dominoes cascaded in a line
                                C
What if I told you I'm the 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
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Strategy sets the scene for the tale
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I'm the wind in our free-flowing sails

And the liquor in our cocktails

Am                         F
What if I told you none of it was accidental?
           G
And the first night that you saw me
       C             G/B
I knew I wanted your body?
Am                      F
I laid the groundwork and then, just like clockwork
       G
The dominoes cascaded in a line
                                C
What if I told you I'm the 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

So I've been scheming like a criminal ever since
F
To make them love me and make it seem effortless

This is the first time I feel the need to confess
    Em    F            G
And I swear, I'm only cryptic and Machiavellian
               Am
'Cause I care

                       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                        F
I laid the groundwork and then, saw a wild smirk
         G
On your face, you knew the entire time
                          C
You knew that I'm a mastermind
     F
And now you're mine
               Am
Yeah, all you did was smile
   G         F
'Cause I'm a mastermind

[Outro] C