God Only Knows Chords

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Difficulty:	advanced
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo

Author eccentric_boob [a] 1,269.

1 contributor total, last edit on Oct 20, 2022

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Chords

F#m

F#m7

Cdim

C#m

Eaddb6

F#m6

Aadd9

Eb7

Bm6

DM7

Strumming

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This is a slightly easier approach for any beginners:
 
 
[Key]
 
    D  Bm  F#m F#m7 B7   E  Cdim  E*  C#m  A  Eaddb6
e|--2--(2)---------------0-------------4---5-------|
B|--3---3---2---5----4---0----4----9---5---5----1--|
G|--2---4---2---2----2---1----2----9---6---6----1--|
D|------4---4---4----4---2----4----9---6---7----2--|
A|------2---4---4----2---2----3----7---4---7----2--|
E|----------2---2--------------------------5-------|
 
 
[Intro]
                                                          |-   *Riff     -|
   F#m F#m6 F#m7 Aadd9 A    E    F#m F#m6 F#m7 Aadd9 A    |  E      Eaddb6|
e|----------------7---5-----0-------------------7---5-----|--0------------|
B|--2-----4--5----5---5-----0-----2-----4--5----5---5-----|--0---0--0/1---|
G|--2-----2--2----6---6-----1-----2-----2--2----6---6-----|--1---1--1-1---|
D|--4-----4--4----7---7-----2-----4-----4--4----7---7-----|--2---2--2-2---|
A|--4-----4--4--------------2-----4-----4--4--------------|--2---2--------|
E|--2-----2--2--------------------2-----2--2--------------|---------------|
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
D             Bm
    I may not always love you,
F#m                       F#m7  B7
    But long as there are stars above you,
E                Cdim
    You’ll never need to doubt it,
E*                   C#m
    I'll make you so sure about it.
 
 
[Chorus]
 
A            E                     F#m F#m7 *Riff
    God only knows what I'd be without you.
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
D                 Bm
    If you should ever leave me,
F#m                            F#m7 B7
    Though life would still go on   believe me,
E                        Cdim
    The world could show nothing to me,
E*                     C#m
    So what good would living do me.
 
 
[Chorus]
 
A            E                     F#m F#m7
    God only knows what I'd be without you.
 
 
[Bridge]
 
     A               G   F#m Em  D C#m Bm       A               G   F#m Em  D C#m Bm
e|-------9--------9--7------------------------------9--------9--7-----------------------------------|
B|--10--10---10--10--8----10--8--7-------------10--10---10--10--8----10--8--7-----------------------|
G|--11-------11-----------11--9--7---9--7------11-------11-----------11--9--7---9--7----------------|
D|----------------------------------11--9--------------------------------------11--9----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
    G    Eb7    Bm    Bm6     A    E7      A    DM7    D               A                    Bm
e|---------------7-----7------9-----7------9---------------------------------5-------------------2--|
B|--------8------7-----7-----10-----9-----10-----7-----7---------------------5----5----------3---3--|
G|--4-----6------7-----7------9-----7------9-----6-----7---------------6-----6----6---6------4---4--|
D|--5-----8------9-----6-----11-----9-----11-----7-----7---------------7-----7----7---7------4---4--|
A|--5-----6-----(9)----------12-----7-----12-----5-----5---------------7----------7---7------2---2--|
E|--3------------------------------------------------------------------5--------------5-------------|
                                                          And God only knows what I'd be without you
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
D                 Bm
    If you should ever leave me,
F#m                          F#m7 B7
    Well life would still go on   believe me,
E                        Cdim
    The world could show nothing to me,
E*                     C#m
    So what good would living do me.
 
 
[Outro]
 
A             E                     F#m       E
     God only knows what I'd be without you
 
A             E                     F#m                E
     God only knows what I'd be without you
                                       (God only knows what I'd be with-
 
A             E                     F#m                E
     God only knows what I'd be without you
-out you)                              (God only knows what I'd
 
Eaddb6     A               E                     F#m                E
God only   knows  God only knows what I'd be without you
be without you)                                     (God only knows what I'd
 
Eaddb6     A               E                     F#m                E
God only   knows  God only knows what I'd be without you
be without you)                                     (God only knows what I'd
 
Eaddb6     A               E                     F#m                E
God only   knows  God only knows what I'd be without you
be without you)                                     (God only knows what I'd
 
Eaddb6     A               E                     F#m
God only   knows  God only knows what I'd be without you
be without you)                                     (God only knows...)
 
 
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This is only about 1/3 of the song. Somewhat accurate for what is here, but incomplete. Sorry, but this should be removed.

transpose +5, works with no capo