God Only Knows Chords by The Beach Boys

God Only Knows chords by The Beach Boys

Guitar chords with lyrics

"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-----|
	|-----------------|
	|-----------------|
	|-----------------|

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    bass:

	  v   v   v   v
	|-----------------|
	|-----------------|
	|-----------------|
	|-0-----02-3------|

Verse 1:

	D/A       Bm6
	I may not always ...
	F#m F#m7              F#m6/A
	But long as there are ...
	E/B       Cdim
	You never need ...
	E/B             A#m7-5
	I'll make you so ...
	A              E/G#         F#m7       (E)
	God only knows what I'd ...

    bass (doubled w/piano):

	  v   v   v   v
	|-----------------|
	|-----------------|
	|-----------------|
	|-0-----02-3------|

Verse 2:

	If you should ever ....

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 ...

[repeat verse 2]

Coda:

	A              E/G#         F#m7       E/G#
	God only knows what ....(repeat to fade)


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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