Taylor Swift – Mastermind (Guitar)

Capo 4 • Video Lesson
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From the album "Midnights" (2022) Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/7FmYn9e7KHMXcxqGSj9LjH?si=cb791cae2895467c [Intro] | C | C | C | C | [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