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/ The Beach Boys / Pet Sounds (1966) / God Only Knows guitar tab

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
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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


The Beach Boys albums
1989 Still Cruisin'
1979 L.A. (Light Album)
1973 Holland
1971 Surf's Up
1970 Sunflower
1969 20/20
1968 Friends
1967 Wild Honey
1967 Smiley Smile
1966 Pet Sounds
1965 Beach Boys' Party!
1965 Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
1965 Today!
1964 All Summer Long
1964 Shut Down, Vol.2
1963 Little Deuce Coupe
1963 Surfer Girl
1963 Surfin' U.S.A.
1962 Surfin' Safari
Pet Sounds tabs
01Wouldn't It Be Nice tabbass tab
02You Still Believe in Me tabbass tab
03That's Not Me tabbass tab
04Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) tabbass tab
06Let's Go Away for Awhile tabbass tab
07Sloop John B tabbass tab
08God Only Knows tabbass tab
09I Know There's an Answer tabbass tab
10Here Today tabbass tab
11I Just Wasn't Made for These Times tabbass tab
13Caroline No tabbass tab

 

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