...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, G  D/F#  Em7

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           Em6
  But long as there 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#                   Em7    (D)
 God only knows 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              Em6
 Though life would still go on, believe me.
D                     Bbdim
 The world could show nothing to me,
D                   G#m7b5
 So what good would living do me?

Chorus 2:

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

Break:

(*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)

Interlude:

F  Dm6, Am  Am7  D7
G/D  Ebdim, G/D  C#m7b5

Chorus 3:

C         C/B                    Am7     C
 God only knows what I'd be with-out you.

Verse 3:

C/G            Am6
 If you should ever leave me;
Em      Em7              Em6
 Though life would still go on, believe me.
D                     Bbdim
 The world could show nothing to me,
D                   G#m7b5
 So what good would living do me?

Coda:

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

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------

   G       D      D/F#     Em7     C/G     Am6     Em

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 320003  xx0232  2x0230  022030  332010  x02212  022000

  Em6/G   Bbdim  G#m7b5    F     Dm6     Am      Am7

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 322020  x12020  4544xx  x33210  xx0201  x01220  x02013

   D7      G/D    Ebdim  C#m7b5    C       C/B

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 xx0212  000033  xx1212  x4545x  x32010  x20010


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)