Checkmate chords by
Jesse Mccartney
Jesse Mccartney

N/A
Key: D major
Verse 1
G
G

Em
Em

D
D

Bm
Bm

D
D

G
G

Em
Em

D
D

Yeah yeah oh yeah yeah
Verse 2
D
D

Em
Em

How do you feel when the
D
D

Bm
Bm

king has gotta lie down
D
D

Em
Em

When you found out and see that this is something
D
D

Bm
Bm

D
D

that couldn't work out
You thought that you'd be ready
Verse 3
But I knew that you always had your doubts
D
D

Em
Em

D
D

I just wanted to be the one to save you,
Bm
Bm

D
D

the one that knew how
Em
Em

D
D

But this all would have an ending,
it was so clear to see
G
G

D
D

'Cause you couldn't wrap your
Verse 4
head around all the jealousy
D
D

Em
Em

That's why I'm calling checkmate,
checkmate
D
D

A
A

D
D

I'm calling checkmate on you, baby
Em
Em

Oh I'm calling checkmate,
checkmate
D
D

You are gonna lose 'cause you chose
Em
Em

D
D

to make the moves you made
Verse 5
Em
Em

Checkmate, checkmate
D
D

A
A

D
D

I'm calling checkmate on you, baby
A
A

D
D

Em
Em

Oh I'm calling checkmate, checkmate
D
D

Girl you will always lose when you choose
Em
Em

D
D

Em
Em

to make the moves you make
G
G

D
D

Verse 6
Yeah oh
Em
Em

D
D

Bm
Bm

D
D

Verse 7
Bm
Bm

D
D

Em
Em

Said, how are you feeling when the
D
D

king has gotta lie down?
'Cause you put up a wall around your
Em
Em

D
D

A
A

D
D

castle and I just can't climb around
Verse 8
D
D

G
G

I can hear you on the other side
D
D

of it, screaming
Asus4
Asus4

D
D

But you're too afraid
to face the demons
G
G

So you let your heart just
Em
Em

D
D

take the beating
G
G

D
D

And I'm the one who pays for it,
Em
Em

think I gotta get
D
D

I'm calling check
Verse 9
Em
Em

mate, checkmate
D
D

A
A

D
D

I'm calling checkmate on you, baby
Em
Em

Oh I'm calling checkmate, checkmate
D
D

You are gonna lose 'cause you chose
Em
Em

A
A

D
D

to make the moves you made
Verse 10
Em
Em

D
D

Checkmate, checkmate
Em
Em

D
D

A
A

D
D

I'm calling checkmate on you, baby
Em
Em

Oh I'm calling checkmate, checkmate
D
D

Girl you will always lose when you choose
Em
Em

D
D

to make the moves you make
Verse 11
D
D

F#m
F#m

And I really don't wanna
G
G

do this (do this)
Girl, it's breaking my heart
Bm
Bm

in two (in two)
F#m
F#m

Gm
Gm

Yes, I'd give any thing to keep
Em
Em

D
D

on playing here with you
Verse 12
D
D

F#m
F#m

G
G

And maybe we can pick these pieces up and start
Bm
Bm

again another day when things have changed
F#m
F#m

Gm
Gm

But you left me with no other
Edim
Edim

A
A

Gm
Gm

moves to choose
Em
Em

Checkmate
Verse 13
D
D

A
A

D
D

Bm
Bm

I'm calling checkmate on you, baby
D
D

Em
Em

Oh I'm calling checkmate, checkmate
D
D

You are gonna lose 'cause you chose
Em
Em

A
A

D
D

to make the moves you made
Verse 14
Em
Em

D
D

Checkmate, checkmate
Em
Em

D
D

A
A

D
D

I'm calling checkmate on you, baby
Em
Em

Oh I'm calling checkmate,
checkmate
D
D

'Cause you will always lose when you choose to
A
A

D
D

Em
Em

make the moves you make
Interlude 1
D
D

Em
Em

Esus4
Esus4

Em
Em

D
D

I ran out of options
Verse 15
Bm
Bm

Em
Em

(I ran out of options)
I ran out of options (I ran
Outro 1
out of options)
Em
Em

D
D

A
A

D
D

Em
Em

G
G

Em
Em

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