written by Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson
Intro: Dm . . . |A . . . |Dm . . . |. . . . | Dm Everybody knows that the dice are loaded Bb Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed Dm Everybody knows the war is over Bb Everybody knows the good guys lost Gm A Everybody knows that the fight was fixed C Dm The poor stay poor, the rich get rich Eb A That's how it goes Dm Everybody knows 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 Everybody knows that you love me, baby Everybody knows that you really do And everybody knows that you've been faithful Give or take a night or two Everybody knows that you've been discreet But there were so many people you just had to meet Without your clothes Everybody knows
F C Everybody knows, everybody knows Dm C That's how it goes Bb F Everybody knows Everybody knows, everybody knows That's how it goes Everybody knows
And everybody knows that it's now or never Everybody knows that it's me or you Everybody knows that you live forever When you've done a line or two Everybody knows the deal is rotten Old Black Joe's still picking cotton For your ribbons and bows And everybody knows Everybody knows that the Plague is coming Everybody knows that it's moving fast Everybody knows that your 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 And everybody knows 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 Mighty Heart Before it blows And everybody knows
Everybody knows, everybody knows That's how it goes Everybody knows Everybody knows, everybody knows That's how it goes Everybody knows Everybody knows, everybody knows That's how it goes Everybody knows