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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 ******** [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
******** ******** 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 ******** [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