BEACH BOYS - "God Only Knows" Tablature

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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):

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

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