Intro
| [Dm] | [A] | [Dm] | [Dm]
Verse 1
[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 that the good guys lost
[Gm] [A]
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
[C] [Dm]
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
[Eb] [A] [Dm]
That's how it goes.... Everybody knows
Verse 2
[Dm]
Everybody knows that the boat is leaking
[Bb]
Everybody knows that the captain lied
[Dm]
Everybody got this broken feeling
[Bb]
Like their father or their dog just died
[Gm] [A]
Everybody talking to their pockets
[C] [Dm]
Everybody wants a box of chocolates
[Eb] [A] [Dm]
And a long stem rose. Everybody knows
Verse 3
[Dm]
Everybody knows that you love me, baby
[Bb]
Everybody knows that you really do
[Dm]
Everybody knows that you've been faithful
[Bb]
...Give or take a night or two
[Gm] [A]
Everybody knows you've been discreet
[C] [Dm]
But there were so many people you just had to meet
[Eb] [A] [Dm]
Without your clothes... And everybody knows
Interlude
[F] [C]
Everybody knows, everybody knows...
[Dm] [C] [F]
That's how things goes... Everybody knows
[F] [C]
Everybody knows, everybody knows...
[Dm] [C] [F] [Dm]
That's how things goes... Everybody knows
[Dm]
Verse 4
[Dm]
And everybody knows that it's now or never
[Bb]
Everybody knows that it's me or you
[Dm]
And everybody knows that you live forever
[Bb]
When you've done a line or two
[Gm] [A]
Everybody knows the deal is rotten
[C] [Dm]
Old black Joe's still picking cotton
[Eb] [A] [Dm]
For your ribbon and bows... And everybody knows
Verse 5
[Dm]
Everybody knows the plague is coming
[Bb]
Everybody knows that it's moving fast
[Dm]
Everybody knows that your naked man and woman
[Bb]
Are just a shining artifact of the past
[Gm] [A]
Everybody knows the scene is dead
[C] [Dm]
But there's gonna be a meter on your bed
[Eb] [A] [Dm]
Which will disclose... What everybody knows
[Lead]
[Dm] [Bb] [Dm] [Bb] [Gm] [A] [C] [Dm] [Eb] [A] [Dm]
Verse 5
[Dm]
And everybody knows that you're in trouble
[Bb]
Everybody knows what you've been through
[Dm]
From the bloody cross on top of Calvary
[Bb]
To the beach of Malibu
[Gm] [A]
Everybody knows it's coming apart
[C] [Dm]
Take one last look at this sacred heart
[Eb] [A] [Dm]
before it blows... And everybody knows
Outro
[F] [C]
Everybody knows, everybody knows...
[Dm] [C] [F]
That's how it goes... Everybody knows
[F] [C]
Everybody knows, everybody knows...
[Dm] [C] [F]
That's how it goes... Everybody knows
[F] [C]
Everybody knows, everybody knows...
[Dm] [C] [F]
That's how it goes... Everybody knows
