Evil Genius Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]They were so ecstatic when
[F]the letter ar[Dm]rived
A cer[Am]tified genius at the
[F]age of [C]five
[Am]They planned his future so [F]carefully[Dm]
He was [E]everything they [G]hoped he'd [F]be
He was [Am]a model child,
a de[F]voted [Dm]son
[Am]Loved and admired by [F]everyone
[C]He played out eve[Am]ry role, a "[F]T.V. her[Dm] o"
He [Am]lived his [F]life in a [C]video [E]fantasy
[Am]

[Interlude 1]
[Dm][Am][E][Am][Dm][Am]
[E][C]

[Verse 2]
He was [Am]good at school,
never [F]failed a grade
[Dm]They gave him hope[Am]s and dreams,
and taught him [F]not to [C]hate
He had [Am]rules he learned
to [F]break for [Dm]fun
Now he's [Am]hidin',
[F]'cause his fin[C]gerprints on [E]the gun
Why'd ya' [Am]have to

[Verse 3]
[G]do [Am]it Ev[D]il G[G]enius?
[C]Was it justified in your [Am]mind?
Why'd ya' put [G]us
[Am]through it [D]Evil [G]Genius?
[C]Was it justi[G]fied in your [Am]mind anytime you [F]held [G]a g[F]rudge?[G]

[Interlude 2]
[Am][F][Dm][Am][C][F][C][Am][Em][F][Em][Dm][G]
[Am][Em][Dm][Am][F][G][Am][F][Dm][Am][F][Dm][D]
[Am][F][Dm][Am][F][C][Am][C][Am][F][C]
[Am][F][Dm][Am][F][G]
[Am][F][Dm][Am][F][Dm][Am][F][C][Am][F]
[Dm][Am][F][C][Am][F][Dm][Am][F][C][Am][F]
[Dm][Am][F][C][Am][F][Dm][Am][F][C][Am][D]
[Am][D][Am][D][E][Am][D][Dm][Am]
[E][Am][D][E][Am][E][Am][E]
[Am][Dm][Am][E][Am][Dm][Am]
[E]

[Verse 4]
Was [Am]it something said that
pushed you [F]over the [Dm]line?
[Am]Your best interests were [F]in our mind[C]s
You kept it [Am]so well hidden, we n[F]ever k[Dm]new
No one [Am]ever expected any
[F]thing like [C]this from you
[E]

[Verse 5]
[C]Why'd ya' [Am]have to [G]do [Am]it Ev[D]il G[G]enius?
[C]Was it justi[G]fied in your [Am]mind?
Why'd ya' put [G]us through
[Am]it E[D]vil Ge[G]nius?
[C]Was it justi[G]fied [C]in your [Am]mind anytime
you [F]held [G]a grudge?

[Verse 6]
Why'd ya' [G]have [Am]to[D][G][C][G][Am][G][Am][D]
[G]do it [C]Evi[G]l G[C]eni[Am]us?[F][G][Am][D][G]
[C]Was it justi[G]fied in your [Am]mind?
Why'd ya' put us [G]through
[Am]it E[D]vil Ge[G]nius?
[C]Was it justi[G]fied in your [Am]mind anytime
you [F]held [G]a grudge?
[G][Am]