Everybody Knows Chords

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Everybody Knows by Leonard Cohen is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Dm. It uses the chords Dm, Bb, Gm, A, C, Eb and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Everybody (Dm)knows that the dice are loaded. 
Everybody (Bb)rolls with their fingers crossed. 
Everybody (Dm)knows the war is over. 
Everybody (Bb)knows the good guys lost. 
Everybody (Gm)knows the fight was (A)fixed: 
The poor stay (C)poor, the rich get (Dm)rich. 
That's how it (Eb)goes.(A)  Everybody (Dm)knows. 
 
Everybody (Dm)knows that the boat is leaking. 
Everybody (Bb)knows the captain lied. 
Everybody (Dm)got this broken feeling 
like their (Bb)father or their dog just died. 
Everybody (Gm)talking to their (A)pockets. 
Everybody (C)wants a box of (Dm)choc'lates 
and a long stem (Eb)rose.(A)  Everybody (Dm)knows. 
 
Everybody (Dm)knows that you love me, baby. 
Everybody (Bb)knows that you really do. 
Everybody (Dm)knows that you've been faithful, 
(Bb)give or take a night or two. 
Everybody (Gm)knows you've been discret,(A) 
But there were so many (C)people you just had to (Dm)meet 
without your (Eb)clothes.(A)  And everybody (Dm)knows. 
Everybody (F)knows. Everybody (C)knows. That's how things (Dm)goes.(C) 
(Bb)Everybody (F)knows. 
Everybody (F)knows. Everybody (C)knows. That's how it (Dm)goes.(C) 
 (Bb)Everybody (F)knows.
?(Dm)And everybody (Dm)knows that it's now or never. 
Everybody (Bb)knows that's me or you. 
And everybody (Dm)knows that you live forever 
when you've (Bb)done a line or two. 
Everybody (Gm)knows the deal is (A)rotten: 
Old black (C)Joe's still picking (Dm)cotton 
for your ribbon and (Eb)bows. (A)  And everybody (Dm)knows. 
 
Everybody (Dm)knows that the plague is coming. 
Everybody (Bb)knows that it's moving fast. 
Everybody (Dm)knows that the naked man and the woman 
are just a (Bb)shining artifact of the past. 
Everybody (Gm)knows the scene is (A)dead, 
But there's gonna (C)be a meter on your (Dm)bed 
that will dis(Eb)close(A)  What everybody (Dm)knows. 
 
And everybody (Dm)knows that you're in trouble. 
Everybody (Bb)knows what you've been through, 
from the bloody (Dm)cross on top of Calvary 
to the (Bb)beach of Malibu. 
Everybody (Gm)knows it's coming a(A)part: 
Take one (C)last look at this sacred (Dm)heart 
before it (Eb)blows. (A)  And everybody (Dm)knows.
    	

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