B
When I was younger,
F#m6
I saw my daddy cry
Emaj
And curse at the wind.
B
He broke his own heart,
B
And I watched as he tried
F#m6 Emaj
To reassemble it.
B
And my mama swore that
F#m6
She would never let herself
Emaj
Forget.
B
And that was the day that I promised
F#m6
I’d never sing of love
Emaj
If it does not exist.
But darlin’,
Chorus:
B
You are the only exception.
F#m6 Emaj
Well, you are the only exception.
B
Well, you are the only exception.
F#m6 Emaj
Well, you are the only exception.
Instrumental: B | B
B
Well, maybe I know somewhere
F#m6
Deep in my soul
Emaj
That love never lasts.
B
And we’ve got to find other ways
F#m6
To make it alone,
Emaj
Or keep a straight face.
B
And I’ve always lived like this,
F#m6
Keeping a comfortable
Emaj
Distance.
B
And up until now
F#m6
I had sworn to myself that I’m content
Emaj
With loneliness,
Emaj
Because none of it was ever worth the risk.
Chorus:
B
Well, you are the only exception.
F#m6 Emaj
Well, you are the only exception.
B
Well, you are the only exception.
F#m6 Emaj
Well, you are the only exception.
Instrumental: C#m9 | C#m9 | B | F#
C#m9 | C#m9 | B | F#
Bridge:
C#m9
I’ve got a tight grip on reality,
C#m9
But I can’t
B F#
Let go of what’s in front of me here.
C#m9
I know you’re leaving
C#m9
In the morning when you wake up.
B F# Emaj9
Leave me with some kind of proof it’s not a dream. Ohh.
Chorus:
B
You are the only exception.
F#m6 Emaj
You are the only exception.
B
You are the only exception.
F#m6 Emaj
Well, you are the only exception.
B
You are the only exception.
F#m6 Emaj
You are the only exception.
B
You are the only exception.
F#m6 Emaj
Well, you are the only exception.
A Emaj B
And I’m on my way to believing.
A Emaj B
Oh, and I’m on my way to believing.
