God Only Knows

The Beach Boys

Composed by: Brian Wilson / Tony Asher
key: A Tuning: E A D G B E
                      (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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