Everybody Knows

Leonard Cohen

   Bm
1. Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
                                      Fm
   Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
             Bm
   Everybody knows that the war is over
                                 Fm
   Everybody knows the good guys lost
                                 Asus2/E
   Everybody knows the fight was fixed
                                    Bm
   The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
                 Asus2/E
   That's how it goes
             Bm
   Everybody knows

2. Everybody knows that the boat is leaking
   Everybody knows that the captain lied
   Everybody got this broken feeling
   Like their father or their dog just died
   Everybody talking to their pockets
   Everybody wants a box of chocolates
   And a long stem rose
   Everybody knows

3. Everybody knows that you love me baby
   Everybody knows that you really do
   Everybody knows that you've been faithful
   Ah give or take a night or two
   Everybody knows you've been discreet
   But there were so many people you just had to meet
   Without your clothes
   And everybody knows

   Bm                         Asus2/E
R: Everybody knows, everybody knows
   That's how it goes
             Bm
   Everybody knows
                              Asus2/E
   Everybody knows, everybody knows
   That's how it goes
             Bm
   Everybody knows

4. And everybody knows that it's now or never
   Everybody knows that it's me or you
   And everybody knows that you live forever
   Ah when you've done a line or two
   Everybody knows the deal is rotten
   Old Black Joe's still pickin' cotton
   For your ribbons and bows
   And everybody knows

5. And everybody knows that the plague is coming
   Everybody knows that it's moving fast
   Everybody knows that the naked man and woman
   Are just a shining artifact of the past
   Everybody knows the scene is dead
   But there's gonna be a meter on your bed
   That will disclose
   What everybody knows

6. And everybody knows that you're in trouble
   Everybody knows what you've been through
   From the bloody cross on top of Calvary
   To the beach of Malibu
   Everybody knows it's coming apart
   Take one last look at this Sacred Heart
   Before it blows
   And everybody knows

R: Everybody knows, everybody knows
   That's how it goes
   Everybody knows
   Oh everybody knows, everybody knows
   That's how it goes
   Everybody knows
   Everybody knows