"Only Heaven Knows?: Kathy Mattea (J. D. Martin/Jamie Houston) (Capo1)
INtro: G-Em-F-D-G-Em-F
1st Verse

(G) Why ask (Em) why
Show (F)yourself some mercy(Am)
(G) Don??t be (Em)shy
You don??t (C add D) to look away
(G) It??s al- (Em)right
You don't (F) have to know the (D)answers
In your (Am7) heart you??ll (Bm7) know you'll do
The very(C add D) best you can (D)

Chorus

(D/F#) Sail away (G) tonight
On the (C) ocean of for- (D_-giveness
(G) We do not (Em)decide
Which (Am) way the wind will (D)  blow
(D/F#) Baby, close your (G)eyes
And (Am7) let go of (Bm7) tomorrow
Some (C add D)things in life
Only (D) Heaven (G) knows
G-Em- F-D, then to Verse 2

2nd Verse

(G)Face the (Em)sky
The (F)  light will never hurt (Am)you
(G) Live your (Em) life
You don??t(C add D) have to be a-(D) fraid
(G) Hear the (Em) sighs
Of (F) those who truly (D)love you
There's (Am7) nothing you could (Bm7) ever do
To (C add D) make us turn a(D) way

(Repeat Chorus) then to Bridge



Bridge

(G-Em-Am) Hush, my (C) baby
(G) Don??t (Em)you (C)cry
(D) Say (Bm) a  (Em) prayer to Heaven
(D) Everything will be al- (G) right

(Repeat Chorus)

(Em) Some things in (Am) life
Only (D) Heaven (G) knows
Fade out with repeats: G-Em - C

Originally in Key of Ab. Capo on first fret  to play in Key of G

(C add D): X32020
Alternate to Bm7: X20230
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