God Only Knows - The Beach Boys

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[Intro]
              
     
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[Verse 1]

             
    I may not 


always love yo

u,
           
    But long a

            
s there are st

  
ars above you,
             
    You’ll nev

   
er need to dou

bt it,
            
    I'll make 

       
you so sure ab

out it.


[Chorus]

            
    God only k

              
nows what I'd 

        
be without you

 *
.


[Verse 2]

             
    If you sho

    
uld ever leave

 me,
           
    Though lif

              
e would still 

    
go on   believ

e me,
             
    The world 

           
could show not


hing to me,
            
    So what go

         
od would livin

g do me.


[Chorus]

            
    God only k

              
nows what I'd 

        
be without you


.


[Bridge]

             
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  And God only

             
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 knows what I'

        
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d be without y

--|
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ou


[Verse 3]

             
    If you sho

    
uld ever leave

 me,
           
    Well life 

              
would still go

  
 on   believe 

me,
             
    The world 

           
could show not


hing to me,
            
    So what go

         
od would livin

g do me.


[Outro]

             
     God only 

             
knows what I'd

           
 be without yo

    
u

             
     God only 

             
knows what I'd

           
 be without yo

             
u
                                       (God only knows what I'd be with-

             
     God only 

             
knows what I'd

           
 be without yo

             
u
-out you)                              (God only knows what I'd

       
God only   kno

             
ws  God only k

              
nows what I'd 

                       
be without you
be without you)                                     (God only knows what I'd 

       
God only   kno

             
ws  God only k

              
nows what I'd 

                       
be without you
be without you)                                     (God only knows what I'd

       
God only   kno

             
ws  God only k

              
nows what I'd 

                       
be without you
be without you)                                     (God only knows what I'd

       
God only   kno

             
ws  God only k

              
nows what I'd 

       
be without you
be without you)                                     (God only knows...)


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