[E]Once upon a time the planets and the [A]fates and all the stars a[E]ligned
You and I ended up in the [A]same room at the [E]same time
[E]And the touch of a hand lit the fuse of a chain reaction of countermoves
To assess the equation of [A]you checkm[F#m]ate, I couldn’t lose
[C#m]What if I told you None of it [A]was accidental and the first
[B]Night that you saw me Nothing [E]was gonna stop me
[C#m]I laid the groundwork And [A]then just like clockwork
The [B]dominoes cascaded in a line
What if I told you I’m a [E]mastermind And [A]now you’re mine
It was all by de[C#m]sign [B]Cause I’m a master[A]mind
[E]You see all the wisest wo[A]men had to do it this [E]way
Cause we were born to be the [A]pawn in every lover’s game
[E]If you fail to plan, you plan to [A]fail
Strategy sets the scene for the [E]tale
I’m the wind in our free-flowing [A]sails And the liquor in our cocktails
[C#m]What if I told you None of it [A]was accidental and the first
[B]Night that you saw me Nothing [E]was gonna stop me
[C#m]I laid the groundwork And [A]then just like clockwork
The [B]dominoes cascaded in a line
What if I told you I’m a [E]mastermind And [A]now you’re mine
It was all by de[C#m]sign [B]Cause I’m a master[A]mind
[E]No one wanted to play with me as a little kid
[E]So I’ve been scheming like a criminal ever since
[A]To make them love me and make it seem effortless
[A]This is the first time I’ve felt the need to confess and I [E]swear
[A]I’m only cryptic and Ma[B]chiavellian ‘cause I care
[C#m]So I told you None of it [A]was accidental and the first
[B]Night that you saw me Nothing [E]was gonna stop me
[C#m]I laid the groundwork And [A]then just like clockwork
The [B]dominoes cascaded in a line
What if I told you I’m a [E]mastermind And [A]now you’re mine
It was all by de[C#m]sign [B]Cause I’m a master[A]mind