God Only Knows
The Beach Boys

(Brian Wilson / Tony Asher)

 Intro:

         A            E            A            E
         /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /  

         A           E/G#         F#m7   
         /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  / 

     winds arr. for gtr:

           v   v   v   v
         |-----------------|
         |-2------24-5-----|
         |-2------24-5-----|
         |-----------------|
         |-----------------|
         |-----------------|

     bass:

           v   v   v   v
         |-----------------|
         |-----------------|
         |-----------------|
         |-0-----02-3------|

 Verse 1:

         D/A       Bm6
         I may not always love you
         F#m F#m7              F#m6/A
         But long as there are stars above you
         E/B       Cdim
         You never need to doubt it
         E/B             A#m7-5
         I'll make you so sure about it
         A              E/G#         F#m7       (E)
         God only knows what I'd be without you

     bass (doubled w/piano):

           v   v   v   v
         |-----------------|
         |-----------------|
         |-----------------|
         |-0-----02-3------|

 Verse 2:

         If you should ever leave me
         Though life would still go on believe me
         The world could show nothing to me
         So what good would living do me
         God only knows what I'd be without you

 Bridge:

     winds/keyboard arr. for gtr:

           v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v 
         |-----9-----5---9-|-7-----6---------|
         |-5--10-----5--10-|-8-----5-8-6-5-3-|
         |-6---------------|---------9-7-6-4-|   [2X]
         |-----------------|-----------------|
         |-----------------|-----------------|
         |-----------------|-----------------|

     bass:

           v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v 
         |-----------------|-------------0-2-|
         |-2---2-----4---2-|-5-------0-2-----|   [2X]
         |-----------------|-------3---------|
         |-----------------|-----------------|


         G/D          Em6         Bm/F#  Bm7   E7/D
          /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /  

         A/E         Fdim          A/E         D#m7-5
          /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /  

          D             A/C#         Bm
         God only knows what I'd be without you

 [repeat verse 2]

 Coda:

         A              E/G#         F#m7       E/G#
         God only knows what I'd be without you       (repeat to fade)


 -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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