Verse 1:
G                       Bm
I had to loose everything
               A
To gain everything
A
Sometimes you have to
Bm               G
Leave a knight behind
                     Bm
They all called me insane
                      A
For how I played the game
A
But it was worth
Bm             G
Every sacrifice
A
oh~
 
Chorus:
Bm
Welcome to my chess board
D
You should not have
         A
Waged war
A
No way to know
       G                Bm
Which move I will make next
 
This is my chess board
D
There's no need
              A
To keep score
A
'Cause I already
G                  Bm
Have your king in check
   D   A  G
-oh~ oh~ oh-
 
Verse 2:
G                   Bm
You only need a pawn
        A
For so long
A
It served its purpuse
Bm                 G
Now it's time to go
                      Bm
You hate my stratagies
                       A
Maybe your scared of me
                     Bm
As long as in the end
          G
I'm in control
A
oh~
 
Chorus:
Bm
Welcome to my chess board
D
You should not have
         A
Waged war
A
No way to know
       G                Bm
Which move I will make next
Bm
This is my chess board
D
There's no need
              A
To keep score
A
'Cause I already
G                  Bm
Have your king in check
  D  A G Bm
oh oh  o-h~
 
Interlude: D A G Bm
 
Bridge:
Bm
All of my moves
   G
Are deliberate
D
They are suppose to stay
A
Ignorant
G
They always find me
Bm
Winning the game
G
They think I'm insane
D                      Bm G D A
But I just know how to pla-y~
 
Chorus:
Bm
Welcome to my chess board
D
You should not have
         A
Waged war
A
No way to know
       G                Bm
Which move I will make next
Bm
This is my chess board
D
There's no need
              A
To keep score
A
'Cause I already
G                  Bm
Have your king in check
   D   A  G
-oh~ oh~ oh-
 
Outro:
G                  Bm
I think that it's time
                   A
I think that it's time
A
I think that it's
Bm        A     G   Bm A Bm G
Time that you resign