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God Only Knows

Beach Boys

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...GOD ONLY KNOWS... by The Beach Boys from Pet Sounds
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(modified from Andrew Roger's original tab)

*CAPO 2nd FRET*

(Original Key: D)


Intro: 
 
G            D            G            D 
/  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /  
G           D/F#         Em7   
/  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  / 

Winds arranged for guitar: 
 
e|------------------| 
B|--0------02-3-----| 
G|--0------02-3-----| 
D|------------------| 
A|------------------| 
E|------------------| 
 
Verse 1: 
 
C/G        Am6 
 I may not a-lways love you 
Em    Em7           Em6/G 
  But long as there are stars above you 
D          Bbdim 
 You never need to doubt it 
D                 Abm7b5 
 I'll make you so sure about it 

Chorus 1:

G         D/F#                   Em7     (D) 
 God only knows what I'd be with-out you 
 
e|------------------| 
B|--0------02-3-----| 
G|--0------02-3-----| 
D|------------------| 
A|------------------| 
E|------------------| 
 
Verse 2: 
 
C/G            Am6 
 If you should ever leave me 
Em      Em7              Em6/G 	
 Though life would still go on believe me 
D                     Bbdim 	
 The world could show nothing to me 
D                   Abm7b5 
 So what good would living do me 

Chorus 2:

G         D/F#                   Em7     (D) 
 God only knows what I'd be with-out you  
 
Bridge: 
 
Winds/keyboard arranged for guitar: 

e|-----9------5--9---|--7-----6-----------| 
B|--5--10-----5--10--|--8-----5--8-6-5-3--| 
G|--6----------------|-----------9-7-6-4--|  
D|-------------------|--------------------| 
A|-------------------|--------------------| 
E|-------------------|--------------------| (x2)
 
F/C          Dm6         Am/E  Am7   D7/C 
 /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /  
G/D         Ebdim          G/D         C#m7-5 
 /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /  

Chorus 3:

C         C/B                    Am 
 God only knows what I'd be with-out you 
 

Verse 3: 
 
C/G            Am6 
 If you should ever leave me 
Em      Em7              Em6/G 	
 Though life would still go on believe me 
D                     Bbdim 	
 The world could show nothing to me 
D                   Abm7b5 
 So what good would living do me

Coda: 
 
G         D/F#                   Em7     D/F# 
 God only knows what I'd be with-out you       
G         D/F#                   Em7     D/F# 
 God only knows what I'd be with-out you    

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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  C/G     Am6     Em      Em7    Em6/G     D     Bbdim   Abm7b5    
 
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  
 33201x  x02212  022000  022030  322020  xx0232  x1303x  4544xx  

   G      D/F#    F/C      Dm6     Am      D7     G/A    Ebdim     

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE       
 320003  2x0230  303210  xx0201  x01220  xx0212  000003  xx1212  

 C#m7b5    C      C/B 

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x4545x  x32010  x20030


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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