Annabel Gutherz - Checkmate

Intro : Am Em F G

Am Em
parade in the summer of ’19
F
makeup and torn and painted jean
G
a long while it has been i know..
Am Em
tell me about your escapades
F
i know that you don’t like charades
G
can call a spade a spade i know..

Am Em
don’t understand.. why you’re acting
F
like you don’t know me
G
when you know me full well..
Am Em
i haven’t changed.. a bit in eight weeks..
F E
so stop.. just stop..

Reff :
Am
asking your questions
Em F G
and thinking you’re so great.. (so great)
Am
this isn’t chess
Em F G
so call off your checkmate.. checkmate..

Am
checkmate.. checkmate..
Em
checkmate.. checkmate..
F G
checkmate.. checkmate.. checkmate..
Am
checkmate.. checkmate..
Em
checkmate.. checkmate..
F G
checkmate.. checkmate.. checkmate..

Am Em
no no no.. (no no no no)
F G
no no no.. (no no no no)
Am Em F G
no no no.. no.. no no no..

Am
long night feels like it won’t end
Em
you’re not being a good friend
F G
otherwise i can’t pretend i know..
Am
you’re so distracted here
Em
your boredom’s what i fear
F G
it’s not how it appears i know..

Am Em
don’t understand.. why you’re acting
F
like you don’t know me
G
when you know me full well..
Am Em
i haven’t changed.. a bit in eight weeks..
F E
so stop.. just stop..

Reff :
Am
asking your questions
Em F G
and thinking you’re so great.. (so great)
Am
this isn’t chess
Em F G
so call off your checkmate.. checkmate..

Am
checkmate.. checkmate..
Em
checkmate.. checkmate..
F G
checkmate.. checkmate.. checkmate..
Am
checkmate.. checkmate..
Em
checkmate.. checkmate..
F G
checkmate.. checkmate.. checkmate..

Am Em
no no no.. (no no no no)
F G
no no no.. (no no no no)
Am Em
no no no.. no..
F G
no no no.. no no uwo..

Am G
you’re not winning this isn’t a game..
F G
don’t pretend that we’re one in the same..
Am G
you’re not winning this isn’t a game..
F G
don’t pretend that we’re one in the same..

Am G
you’re not winning no
F G
you’re just losing me.. hmm..
Am G
just losing.. just losing..
F G
just losing.. just losing.. stop..

Reff :
G F G
thinking you’re so great.. (so great)
Am
this isn’t chess
Em F G
so call off your checkmate.. checkmate..

Am
checkmate.. checkmate..
Em
checkmate.. checkmate..
F G
checkmate.. checkmate.. checkmate..
Am
checkmate.. checkmate..
Em
checkmate.. checkmate..
F G
checkmate.. checkmate.. checkmate..

Am Em
no no no.. (no no no no)
F G
no no no.. (no no no no)
Am Em F G Am
no no no.. no.. no no no..