Everybody Knows - Leonard Cohen Everybody [Dm] knows that the dice are loaded Everybody [Bb] rolls with their fingers crossed Everybody [Dm] knows the war is over Everybody [Bb] knows the good guys lost Everybody [Gm] knows the fight was [A] fixed The poor stay [C] poor, the rich get [Dm] rich That's how it [Eb] goes [A] Everybody [Dm] knows Everybody [Dm]knows that the boat is leaking Everybody [Bb] knows the captain lied Everybody [Dm] got this broken feeling like their [Bb] father or their dog just died Everybody [Gm] talking to their [A] pockets Everybody [C] wants a box of [Dm] choc'lates And a long stem [Eb]rose [A] Everybody [Dm] knows Everybody [Dm] knows that you love me, baby Everybody [Bb] knows that you really do Everybody [Dm] knows that you've been faithful [Bb] Give or take a night or two Everybody [Gm] knows you've been dis[A]creet But there were so many [C] people you just had to [Dm] meet Without your [Eb] clothes [A] And everybody [Dm] knows [CHORUS] |Everybody [F] knows, everybody [C] knows |That's how things [Dm] goes [C] |[Bb] Everybody [F] knows |Everybody [F] knows, everybody [C] knows |That's how it [Dm] goes [C] |[Bb] Everybody [F] knows [Dm] And everybody [Dm] knows that it's now or never Everybody [Bb] knows that's me or you And everybody [Dm] knows that you live forever When you've [Bb] done a line or two Everybody [Gm] knows the deal is [A] rotten Old black [C] Joe's still picking [Dm] cotton For your ribbon and [Eb] bows [A] And everybody [Dm] knows Everybody [Dm] knows that the plague is coming Everybody [Bb] knows that it's moving fast Everybody [Dm] knows that the naked man and the woman Are just a [Bb] shining artifact of the past Everybody [Gm] knows the scene is [A]dead But there's gonna [C] be a meter on your [Dm]bed That will dis[Eb]close [A] What everybody [Dm]knows And everybody [Dm] knows that you're in trouble Everybody [Bb] knows what you've been through From the bloody [Dm] cross on top of Calvary To the [Bb] beach of Malibu Everybody [Gm] knows it's coming a[A]part Take one [C] last look at this sacred [Dm] heart Before it [Eb] blows [A] And everybody [Dm] knows [CHORUS]