[Intro] Am  E  Am

          Am
Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
           F
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
           Am
Everybody knows the war is over
           F
Everybody knows the good guys lost
           Dm                  E
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
              G                   Am
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
               Bb  E
That's how it goes
           Am
Everybody knows

           Am
Everybody knows that the boat is leaking
           F
Everybody knows the captain lied
          Am
Everybody got this broken feeling
            F
Like their father or their dog just died
           Dm               E
Everybody talking to their pockets
           G               Am
Everybody wants a box of chocolates
                  Bb  E
And a long stem rose
           Am
Everybody knows

           Am
Everybody knows that you love me, baby
           F
Everybody knows that you really do
           Am
Everybody knows that you've been faithful
             F
Ah, give or take a night or two
           Dm                    E
Everybody knows you've been discreet
                        G                      Am
But there were so many people you just had to meet
                Bb   E
Without your clothes
               Am
And everybody knows

           C                G
Everybody knows, everybody knows
               Am   G  F         C
That's how it goes,    everybody knows. (2x)

( Am )

               Am
And everybody knows that it's now or never
           F
Everybody knows that it's me or you
               Am
And everybody knows that you live forever
                 F
Ah, when you've done a line or two
           Dm                E
Everybody knows the deal is rotten
           G                   Am
Old Black Joe's still picking cotton
                      Bb  E
For your ribbons and bows
               Am
And everybody knows

           Am
Everybody knows that the Plague is coming
           F
Everybody knows that it's moving fast
           Am
Everybody knows that the naked man and woman
             F
Are just a shining artifact of the past
           Dm                 E
Everybody knows the scene is dead
                        G             Am
But there's gonna be a meter on your bed
               Bb  E
That will disclose
                Am
What everybody knows

               Am
And everybody knows that you're in trouble
           F
Everybody knows what you've been through
                 Am
From the bloody cross on top of Calvary
        F
To the beach of Malibu
           Dm                E
Everybody knows it's coming apart
               G                   Am
Take one last look at this Sacred Heart
           Bb   E
Before it blows
               Am
And everybody knows

           C                G
Everybody knows, everybody knows
               Am   G  F               C
That's how it goes,    everybody knows. (3x)