Cohen Live:

Everybody Knows

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