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Neil Sedaka – Everybody Knows Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsG Em Am7 D7 Bm C Cm E7 A7 D D7sus2

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[Intro]
G   Em   Am7   D7

[Verse 1]
    G        Em
Its all over town
Am7              D7
   That you have left me
G         Em
Everyone around
Am7           D7
   Knows that you're gone

[Chorus]
G                Bm
They don't say a word
        C                   Cm
But I'm sure they must have heard
     G       E7
I suppose
     A7        D7
That everybody knows
Whoa-oh-oh

[Verse 2]
G          Em
Everyone I see
Am7          D7
   Is make-believing
G                   Em
They're not fooling me
Am7         D7
  For I can tell

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[Chorus]
G              Bm
Each and every friend
         C             Cm
Plays a game of lets pretend
       G     E7
And it shows (And it shows)
     A7   D7   G
That everybody knows

[Bridge]
D         D7sus2
Everyone around
D                     D7sus2
Knows I've played the clown
D              D7sus2
 Sure they say nothing
       D
As you hurt me
D                   D7sus2
Thеy know I've been blue
D               D7sus2
 What I'm going through
D                 D7sus2
Just how much I'm still
             D7
in love with you

[Verse 3]
G                     Em
Won't you plеase come home?
Am7            D7
   I need your kisses
G          Em
I cry all alone
Am7          D7
   Darling until

[Chorus]
G                      Bm
They'll be no more goodbyes
        C                  Cm
And the love light in your eyes
         G    E7
Shines a glow (Shines a glow)
        A7   D7   G
So that everybody knows

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[Bridge]
D         D7sus2
Everyone around
D                     D7sus2
Knows I've played the clown
D              D7sus2
 Sure they say nothing
       D
As you hurt me
D                   D7sus2
Thеy know I've been blue
D               D7sus2
 What I'm going through
D                 D7sus2
Just how much I'm still
             D7
in love with you

[Verse 4]
G                     Em
Won't you please come home?
Am7            D7
   I need your kisses
G           Em
 I cry all alone
Am7          D7
   Darling until

[End Chorus]
G                      Bm
They'll be no more goodbyes
        C                  Cm
And the love light in your eyes
       G
Shines a glow (Shines a glow)
      E7
Shines  a glow (Shines a glow)
        A7   D7  (G)
So that everybody knows

[Outro]
G   Em   Am7   D7
G   Em  Am7   D7 G

How to play Everybody Knows: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Everybody Knows by Neil Sedaka on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Everybody Knows by Neil Sedaka is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 11 chords: G, Em, Am7, D7, Bm, C, Cm, E7, A7, D and D7sus2.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G – Em – Am7 – D7 (I – vi – ii7 – V7 in G major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – reh – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: Bm, Cm and D7sus2 are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.