The Beach Boys - God only knows - ukulele
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Song: God only knows -ukulele
Artist: The Beach Boys
Album: Pet sounds
Tabbed by DJ
13th May 2015
After the tab for the original key of A, I include
a version set a tone lower, in G, which some, like me,
may find a bit easier to sing and play in.
Soprano ukulele: Tuning GCEA
A = 2100 D = 2220 Cdim = 2323 Bm = 4222
A4 = 2200 Bm6 = 1222 A#m7b5 = 2202 Bm7 = 2222
E = 4442 F#m = 2120 G = 0232 Fdim = 1212
F#m7 = 2424 B7 = 4320 A7 = 0100 D#m7b5 = 2324
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[Intro]
| A/ / / /_A4_/ | E/ / / / | A/ / / / | E/ / / / |
| A/ / / /_A4_/ | E/ / / / |F#m7 / / / / |
A
A |--0---------------|
E |--0---------------|
C |--1-----1--3--4---|
G |--2---------------|
[Verse 1]
D I may not aBm6lways love you,
F#m But 'long as there are sB7tars above you,
E You never Cdimneed to doubt it,
E I'll make you so A#m7b5sure about it,
A God only knEows what I'd be with - F#m7out you!
E
A |--2---------------|
E |--4---------2--3--|
C |--4-----4---------|
G |--4---------------|
[Verse 2]
D If you should Bm6ever leave me,
F#m Though life would still go B7on, believe me,
E The world could show nCdimothing to me,
E So what good would A#m7b5living do me?
A God only knEows what I'd be with - F#m7out you!
[Break]
A G
A |--0-------0--4---|--2---0---------------|
E |--0--------------|--3------3--1--0------| [x2]
C |--1--------------|--2---------------2---|
G |--2--2-----------|--4-------------------|
[Bridge]
G A7 Bm Bm7 E
Ah, ah------- ah! Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo!
Ba -ba, ba-ba, ba-ba, Aba---, ba---Fdimba----!
A D#m7b5
Ba-ba, ba-ba, ba------! Oo------oo!
D And God only knAows what I'd be with - Bmout you!
[Verse 3]
Bm7 If you should Bm6ever leave me,
F#m Though life would still go B7on, believe me,
E The world could show nCdimothing to me,
E So what good would A#m7b5living do me?
A E F#m7 E
God only knows what I'd be with - out you-------!
[Coda]
A And God only knEows what I'd be with - F#m7out you! E
(God only knows...
God on - ly knAows!
...what I'd be with - out you!)
||: A God only knEows what I'd be with - F#m7out you! E
(God only knows...
God on - ly knAows! :|| [Repeat]
...what I'd be with - out you!)
[Suggestion for ending]
A And God only knEows what I'd be with - F#m7out you----! E
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VERSION 2: A tone lower, in the key of G
Soprano ukulele: Tuning GCEA
G = 0232 C = 0003 Bbdim = 0101 Am = 2000
G4 = 0233 Am6 = 2423 Abm7b5 = 1222 Am7 = 0000
D = 2220 Em = 4432 F = 2010 Dbdim = 0101
Em7 = 0202 A7 = 0100 G7 = 0212 Dbm7b5 = 0102
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[Intro]
| G/ / / /_G4_/ | D/ / / / | G/ / / / | D/ / / / |
| G/ / / /_G4_/ | D/ / / / |Em7 / / / / |
G
A |--2---------------|
E |--3---------------|
C |--2--------1--2---|
G |--0-----4---------|
[Verse 1]
C I may not aAm6lways love you,
Em But 'long as there are sA7tars above you,
D You never Bbdimneed to doubt it,
D I'll make you soAbm7b5 sure about it,
G God only knDows what I'd be with - Em7out you!
D
A |------------------|
E |--2---------0--1--|
C |--2-----2---------|
G |--2---------------|
[Verse 2]
C If you should Am6ever leave me,
Em Though life would still go A7on, believe me,
D The world could show nBbdimothing to me,
D So what good would Abm7b5living do me?
G God only knDows what I'd be with - Em7out you!
[Break]
G F
A |--2----------2---|--0-------------------|
E |--3-------3------|--1---3--1------------| [x2]
C |--2--------------|--0---------3--2--0---|
G |--0--0-----------|--2-------------------|
[Bridge]
F G7 Am Am7 D
Ah, ah------- ah! Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo!
Ba -ba, ba-ba, ba-ba, bGa---, ba---Dbdimba----!
G Dbm7b5
Ba-ba, ba-ba, ba------! Oo------oo!
C And God only knGows what I'd be with - Amout you!
[Verse 3]
Am7 If you should Am6ever leave me,
Em Though life would still go A7on, believe me,
D The world could show nBbdimothing to me,
D So what good would Abm7b5living do me?
G D Em7 D
God only knows what I'd be with - out you-------!
[Coda]
And.G..God only kDnows what I'd be with -Em7 out you! D
(God only knows...
God on - ly knGows!
...what I'd be with - out you!)
||: G God only knDows what I'd be with - Em7out you! D
(God only knows...
God on - ly knGows! :|| [Repeat]
...what I'd be with - out you!)
[Suggestion for ending]
And GGod only knDows what I'd be with - Em7out you-----! D