IntroE
Verse 1EOnce upon a time, the planets Esus4and the fates
And all the stars aliEgned
You and I ended up in the Esus4same room
At the same timePre-ChorusEAnd the touch of a hand lit the fEsus4use
Of a chain reaction of countermoEves
To assess the equation of Esus4you
Checkmate, I couldn't loseChorusC#m7What if I told you none of Asus2it was accidental?
And the fBsus4irst night that you saw me
NothEing was gonna B/Ebstop me
C#m7I laid the groundwork, and Asus2then
Just like clockwork
The dBsus4ominoes cascaded in the line
What if I told you I'm a mEastermind?
And Asus2now you're min?
It was all C#m7by design
Bsus4'Cause I'm a mAsus2astermindVerse 2EYou see, all th? wisest wEsus4omen
Had to do it this way
E'Cause we were born to be the Esus4pawn
In every lover's gamePre-ChorusEIf you fail to plan, you plan to fEsus4ail
Strategy sets the scene for the tEale
I'm the wind in our free-flowing sEsus4ails
And the liquor in our cocktailsChorusC#m7What if I told you none of Asus2it was accidental?
And the fBsus4irst night that you saw me
I knEew I wanted youB/Ebr body
C#m7I laid the groundwork, and tAsus2hen
Just like clockwork
The dBsus4ominoes cascaded in a line
What if I told you I'm a mEastermind?
And nAsus2ow you're mine
It was aC#m7ll my design
Bsus4'Cause I'm a mAsus2astermindBridgeENo one wanted to play with me as a little kid
So I've been scheming like a criminal ever since
Asus2To make them love me and make it seem effortless
This is the first time I've felt the need to confess
AndG#m I sweaAsus2r
I'm only cBsus4ryptic and Machiavellian
'Cause I cC#m7areChorusSo I told you none of Asus2it was accidental
And the fBsus4irst night that you saw me
NothEing was gonna B/Ebstop me
C#m7I laid the groundwork, and thAsus2en
Saw a wide smirk on Bsus4your face
You knew the entire time
You knew that I'm a mEastermind
And nAsus2ow you're mine
Yeah, all you C#m7did was smile
Bsus4'Cause I'm a mAsus2astermindOutroE
