God Only Knows
...GOD ONLY KNOWS... by The Beach Boys
--------------------..................
*from 'Pet Sounds' (1966)*
(modified from Andrew Roger's original tab)
*CAPO 2nd FRET*
(Original Key: D)
Intro:
G D, G D
GDEm7
Interlude:
e|---------------|
B|--0---0--2--3--|
G|--0---0--2--3--|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
Verse 1:
C/G Am6
I may not always love you,
Em Em7
But long as there,
Em6/G
Are stars above you;
D Bbdim
You never need to doubt it,
D G#m7b5
I'll make you so sure about it.
Chorus 1:
G D/F#
God only knows,
Em7 D
What I'd be with-out you.
Interlude:
e|---------------|
B|--0---0--2--3--|
G|--0---0--2--3--|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
Verse 2:
C/G Am6
If you should ever leave me;
Em Em7
Though life would,
Em6/G
Still go on, believe me.
D
The world could,
A#dim
Show nothing to me,
D G#m7b5
So what good would living do me?
Chorus 2:
G D/F#
God only knows,
Em7 D
What I'd be with-out you.
Break:
(*Winds/Keyboard,
Arranged for Guitar):
e|-----9----5--9---|
B|--5--10---5--10--|
G|--6--------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
e|--7---6-----------------|
B|--8---5--8--6--5--3-----|
G|------------9--7--6--4--|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
(x2)
Instrumental:
F/C Dm6 Am/E,
Am7 D7/C
G/D Ebdim,
GC#m7b5
Chorus 3:
G D/F#
God only knows,
Em7 D
What I'd be with-out you.
Verse 3:
C/G Am6
If you should ever leave me;
Em Em7
Though life would,
Em6/G
Still go on, believe me.
D
The world could,
A#dim
Show nothing to me,
D G#m7b5
So what good would living do me?
Coda:
G D/F#
God only knows,
Em7 D/F#
What I'd be with-out you.
G D/F#
God only knows,
Em7 D/F#
What I'd be with-out you.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
CAEEEm6/G
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
332010 x02212 022000 022030 322020
DBGGD/F#
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0232 x1303x 4544xx 320003 2x0230
FDADG/A
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
3x3210 xx0201 x0122x xx0212 000003
ECCC/B5
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx1212 x4545x x32010 x20030
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)