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God Only Knows
Glen Campbell
[Intro]  
C  D  Fdim
[Verse 1]
C/GI may not alAm7ways love you
   Em7But as long as theres stC#dimars above you
   Dadd9You'll never neeC#dim7d to doubt it
   D/AI'll make you so suFdimre about it
[Chorus 1]
  GGod only kD/F#nows what I'd be   wEmithout youAm7  D7  
  GGod only kD/F#nows how I feel    Emabout yEm7ouC  D/F#  
[Verse 2]
C/GIf you should evAm7er leave me
EmI could go on believeC#diming
  D/Athe world could C#dim7show nothing to me
  D/ASo what good would lFdimiving do me
[Chorus 2]
   GGod only D/F#knows what I'd be   Emwithout youAm7  D7  
   GGod only D/F#knows how I feel    Emabout youEm7  C  
 F  Fdim  C/G  F#dim F#dim
[Outro]
   BbGod only F/Aknows what I'd be   wiGmthout yCmouF7  
   BbGod only F/Aknows how I'd be    wiGmthout yCmouF7  
   BbAnd God oF/Anly knows how I feel    Gmabout CmyoF7u 

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God Only Knows

by Brian Wilson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fdim

C/G

Am7

Em7

C#dim

Dadd9

C#dim7

D/A

D/F#

F#dim

F/A

God Only Knows

Glen Campbell

[Intro]

C D Fdim

[Verse 1]

C/G Am7

I may not always love you

Em7 C#dim

But as long as theres stars above you

Dadd9 C#dim7

You'll never need to doubt it

D/A Fdim

I'll make you so sure about it

[Chorus 1]

G D/F# Em Am7 D7

God only knows what I'd be without you

G D/F# Em Em7 C D/F#

God only knows how I feel about you

[Verse 2]

C/G Am7

If you should ever leave me

Em C#dim

I could go on believeing

D/A C#dim7

the world could show nothing to me

D/A Fdim

So what good would living do me

[Chorus 2]

G D/F# Em Am7 D7

God only knows what I'd be without you

G D/F# Em Em7 C

God only knows how I feel about you

F Fdim C/G F#dim F#dim

[Outro]

Bb F/A Gm Cm F7

God only knows what I'd be without you

Bb F/A Gm Cm F7

God only knows how I'd be without you

Bb F/A Gm Cm F7

And God only knows how I feel about you

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