The Beach Boys – God Only Knows (Ukulele)

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Song: God only knows -ukulele Artist: The Beach Boys Composers: Brian Wilson and Tony Asher Album: Pet sounds Tabbed by DJ 13th May 2015 Soprano ukulele: Tuning G-C-E-A NOTE: After the tab in the original key of A, I also include another version set a tone lower in G Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks ===================================================== VERSION 1: In the original recorded key of A A = 2100 D = 2220 Cdim7 = 2323 Bm = 4222 A4 = 2200 Bm6 = 1222 A#m7b5 = 1101 Bm7 = 2222 E = 4442 F#m = 2120 G = 0232 Fdim7 = 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             Bm6
    I may not always love you,

F#m                        B7
    But 'long as there are stars above you,

E             Cdim7
    You never need to doubt it,

E                    A#m7b5
    I'll make you so sure about it,

A            E                        F#m7
    God only knows what I'd be with - out you

     E
A |--2-------------|
E |--4--------2-3--|
C |--4-----4-------|
G |--4-------------|
[Verse 2]
D                 Bm6
    If you should ever leave me,

F#m                            B7
    Though life would still go on, believe me,

E                        Cdim7
    The world could show nothing to me,

E                      A#m7b5
    So what good would living do me?

A            E                        F#m7
    God only knows what I'd be with - out 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!

                     A             Fdim7
Ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba, bah---, bah---bah!

              A          D#m7b5
Ba-ba, ba-ba, bah----!   Oo------oo!

D               A                        Bm
   And God only knows what I'd be with - out you
[Verse 3]
Bm7               Bm6
    If you should ever leave me,

F#m                            B7
    Though life would still go on, believe me,

E                        Cdim7
    The world could show nothing to me,

E                      A#m7b5
    So what good would living do me?

A            E                        F#m7     E
    God only knows what I'd be with - out you-----,

A               E
   And God only knows what I'd be...

       F#m7         E                       A
With - out you-----------!
(God only knows what I'd be with- out you!) [Coda - Repeats]
 A                E
         God only knows what I'd be...
(What would I be---------------...)
       F#m7         E                       A
 With- out you---------!
(With- out----------you-----? God only knows!) (God only knows what I'd be with- out you!) [Suggestion for ending]
A               E                       F#m7     E
   And God only knows what I'd be with- out you!
===================================================== VERSION 2: A tone lower, in the key of G Soprano ukulele: Tuning G-C-E-A G = 0232 C = 0003 Bbdim7 = 3101 Am = 2000 G4 = 0233 Am6 = 2423 Abm7b5 = 1222 Am7 = 0000 D = 2220 Em = 4432 F = 2010 Dbdim7 = 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             Am6
    I may not always love you,

Em                         A7
    But 'long as there are ...stars above you,

D             Bbdim7
    You never need to doubt it,

D                    Abm7b5
    I'll make you so sure about it,

G            D                        Em7
    God only knows what I'd be with - out you

     D
A |----------------|
E |--2--------0-1--|
C |--2-----2-------|
G |--2-------------|
[Verse 2]
C                 Am6
    If you should ever leave me,

Em                             A7
    Though life would still go ...on, believe me,

D                        Bbdim7
    The world could show nothing to me,

D                      Abm7b5
    So what good would living do me?

G            D                        Em7
    God only knows what I'd be with - out 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!

                     G            Dbdim7
Ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba, bah---, ba---bah!

              G         Dbm7b5
Ba-ba, ba-ba, bah----!  Oo------oo!

C                G                        Am
    And God only knows what I'd be with - out you
[Verse 3]
Am                Am6
    If you should ever leave me,

Em                             A7
    Though life would still go ....on, believe me,

D                        Bbdim7
    The world could show nothing to me,

D                      Abm7b5
    So what good would living do me?

G            D                        Em7      D
    God only knows what I'd be with - out you-----,

G                D
    And God only knows what I'd be...

      Em7          D                       G 
With- out you-----------!
(God only knows what I'd be with- out you!) [Coda -Repeats]
 G                D
         God only knows what I'd be...
(What would I be---------------...)
       Em7          D                       G
 With- out you---------!
(With- out----------you-----? God only knows!) (God only knows what I'd be with- out you!) [Suggestion for ending]
G               D                       Em7        D
   And God only knows what I'd be with- out you!