Beach Boys - God Only Knows Chords & Tabs

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                            "God Only Knows"
                      (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):
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/beach_boys/god_only_knows_crd.html ]
	  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