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“God Only Knows”
by John Prine
(written by John Prine and Phil Spector)
[Intro]
D   A   G
D   A   G
[Verse]
DGod only knows the pArice that you pay
GFor the ones you hurt Dalong the way
DIf I should betray Amyself today
GGod only knows Dthe price I pay
[Chorus]
DGod Aonly Gknows
DGod Aonly Gknows
[Verse]
DGod only knows Athe way that I feel
GIs only a part Dof the way I feel
DIf I can't reveal Athe way that I feel
GThen God only knows Dthe way I feel
[Chorus]
DGod Aonly Gknows
DGod Aonly GknowsD  
[Bridge]
GNow I lay me Ddown to sleep
GI pray the Lord Dmy soul to keep
GIf I should die Dbefore I wake
EI pray the Lord mAy soul to take
[Chorus]
DGod Aonly Gknows
DGod Aonly Gknows
DGod Aonly Gknows
DGod Aonly Gknows
[Instrumental]
   D     A     GAA
D   A   G G/F# G/E A
   D     A     GAA
D   A   G G/F# G/E A
[Verse]
DGod only knows when I'm Anot true
GTo the things that I say, Dand the things I do
And Dif I can't be true Ato the things that I do
GGod only knows Dthe way I feel
[Chorus]
DGod Aonly Gknows
DGod Aonly Gknows
DGod Aonly Gknows
DGod Aonly GknoG/F#wsG/E  A  D  

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The story behind the song

This song, originally by the Beach Boys, is a baroque-style love song distinguished by its harmonic complexity and unusual instrumentation. Lyrically, it's expressed from the perspective of a narrator who asserts that life without their lover could be fathomed only by God—an entity it was considered taboo to name in a pop song title. The song marked a departure for its writer, Brian Wilson, who attributed the impetus for the song to Tony Asher's affinity for standards. It plays like a profound declaration of devotion, pushing the boundaries of what a love song could be.

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God Only Knows

by John Prine

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G/F#

G/E

“God Only Knows”

by John Prine

(written by John Prine and Phil Spector)

[Intro]

D A G

[Verse]

D A

God only knows the price that you pay

G D

For the ones you hurt along the way

D A

If I should betray myself today

G D

God only knows the price I pay

[Chorus]

D A G

God only knows

D A G

God only knows

[Verse]

D A

God only knows the way that I feel

G D

Is only a part of the way I feel

D A

If I can't reveal the way that I feel

G D

Then God only knows the way I feel

[Chorus]

D A G

God only knows

D A G D

God only knows

[Bridge]

G D

Now I lay me down to sleep

G D

I pray the Lord my soul to keep

G D

If I should die before I wake

E A

I pray the Lord my soul to take

[Chorus]

D A G

God only knows

D A G

God only knows

D A G

God only knows

D A G

God only knows

[Instrumental]

D A G

D A G G/F# G/E A

D A G

D A G G/F# G/E A

[Verse]

D A

God only knows when I'm not true

G D

To the things that I say, and the things I do

D A

And if I can't be true to the things that I do

G D

God only knows the way I feel

[Chorus]

D A G

God only knows

D A G

God only knows

D A G

God only knows

D A G G/F# G/E A D

God only knows

About God Only Knows Chords by John Prine

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