Lirik dan Chord Lagu Everybody Knows - Leonard Cohen

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Penyanyi dan penulis lagu asal Kanada, Leonard Cohen, memopulerkan lagu berjudul “Everybody Knows”.

Lagu bergenre pop tersebut dirilis pada 1988 melalui label rekaman Columbia Records.

“Everybody Knows” muncul dalam album studionya yang bertajuk I’m Your Man.

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Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Everybody Knows” dari Leonard Cohen:

[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