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Song title:      God Only Knows
Original Album:	 Pet Sounds

Words and Music by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher
Copyright © 1966 Capitol Records
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd / Universal Music Publishing

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net)


INTRO:
Chords:
A  x0222x    E/G# 476454
E  0221xx    F#m7 242222 or 2x222x


[play: 4/4| A | E | A | E |

          | A | E/G# | F#m7 |]   


[play Fill1] [wind instruments arr. for gtr.]

Fill1
  A               B   C
|---------------------------------|
|-2________---2---4---5____-------|
|-2________---2---4---5____-------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-0________---0---2---3____-------|
|                                 |
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-0-----------0---2---3-----------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



VERSE1:
Notes:

Fill2
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-0-----------0---2---3-----------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

Chords:
D/A  557775                        F#m6/A x01222    A     x02220
Bm6  7x677x                        E/B    x22100    E/G#  476454
F#m  244222 or x44222              Cdim   x3424x    E     022100
F#m7 242222 or xx2222 or 2x222x    Bbm7b5 x1212x


| D/A        | Bm6            | F#m     F#m7        | F#m6/A
    I  may not always love you      but long as there are    stars above you

| E/B       | Cdim            | E/B              | Bbm7b5
    You never need to doubt it    I'll make you so sure   about it

| A        | E/G#                | F#m7   | E [Fill2]
    God only knows what I'd be without you



VERSE2:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE1.

Fill2
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-0-----------0---2---3-----------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


Chords:
D/A  557775                        F#m6/A x01222    A     x02220
Bm6  7x677x                        E/B    x22100    E/G#  476454
F#m  244222 or x44222              Cdim  x3424x     E     022100
F#m7 242222 or xx2222 or 2x222x    Bbm7b5 x1212x


| D/A           | Bm6          | F#m    | F#m7           | F#m6/A
    If you should ever leave me,   though life would still go     on believe me

| E/B                  | Cdim         | E/B                | Bbm7b5
    The world could show nothing to me,   so what good would living do me

| A        | E/G#                | F#m7   | E 
    God only knows what I'd be without you



INTERLUDE:
Chords:
G/D     xx0003    Bm6     x56777    D   x5777x    D/A    x00232
C#m7b5  xx5657    A       9779xx    A   x4765x    G#mb5  x2013x
Bm      7x9777    Fdim    x8979x    Bm  x2443x    F#m    2x422x
Bm7     7x7777    D#m7b5  x6767x


[play: Fill3]  [x2]  [keyboard arr. for gtr.]

Fill3
|---------9-----------9-------9---|-7-----------7-------------------|
|-5-------10----------10------10--|-8-----------8---10--8---7---5---|
|-6-------------------------------|-----------------11--9---7---5---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


[play: 4/4| G/D | C#m7b5 | Bm Bm7 | Bm6 |

          | A   | Fdim   | A      | D#m7b5 |

          | D   | A      | Bm |]


| D/A            | G#mb5         | F#m
    God only knows what I'd be without you



[repeat VERSE2]



OUTRO:
Chords:
A    x02220
E/G# 476454
F#m7 242222 or xx2222 or 2x222x


| A              | E/G#            F#m7    | E/G#
    God only knows what I'd be without  you  
     

[repeat to fade] or [end on A]