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

Interlude: 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
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