Intro:E7E7 A
Once upon a time, the planets and the fates
E7
And all the stars aligned
A
You and I ended up in the same room at the same time
E7 A
And the touch of a hand lit the fuse
E7
Of a chain reaction of countermoves
A
To assess the equation of you, checkmate, I couldnʼt lose
Pre-Chorus:C#m A
What if I told you none of it was accidental?
B
And the first night that you saw me,
E7 D#
nothing was gonna stop me
C#m A
I laid the groundwork and then, just like clockwork
B
The dominoes cascaded in a line
Chorus: E7
What if I told you Iʼm a mastermind?
A
And now youʼre mine
C#m
It was all by design
B A
ʼCause Iʼm a mastermind
E7 A
You see all the wisest women had to do it this way
E7 A
ʼCause we were born to be the pawn in every loverʼs game
E7 A
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail
E7
Strategy sets the scene for the tale
A
Iʼm the wind in our free-flowing sails
And the liquor in our cocktails
Pre-Chorus:C#m A
What if I told you none of it was accidental?
B
And the first night that you saw me,
E7 D#
I knew I wanted your body?
C#m A
I laid the groundwork and then, just like clockwork
B
The dominoes cascaded in a line
Chorus: E7
What if I told you Iʼm a mastermind?
A
And now youʼre mine
C#m
It was all by design
B A
ʼCause Iʼm a mastermind
Bridge:E7
No one wanted to play with me as a little kid
E7
So Iʼve been scheming like a criminal ever since
A
To make them love me and make it seem effortless
A
This is the first time Iʼve felt the need to confess
C#m A
And I swear
B
Iʼm only cryptic and Machiavellian ʼcause I care
Pre-Chorus:C#m A
So I told you none of it was accidental
B
And the first night that you saw me,
E7 D#
nothing was gonna stop me
C#m A
I laid the groundwork and then saw a wide smirk
B
On your face, you knew the entire time
Chorus: E7
You knew that Iʼm a mastermind
A
And now youʼre mine
C#m
Yeah, all you did was smile
B A E7
ʼCause Iʼm a mastermind
