The Only Exception

Chords

Standard

INTRO
(G) (Dm) (Cmaj7) x2

VERSE

(G)When I was younger I saw my daddy (Dm)cry and curse at the (Cmaj7)wind
He (G)broke his own heart and I watched as he tried to (Dm)re-assemble it(Cmaj7)
And (G)my mama swore that she would never let (Dm)herself forget(Cmaj7)
And (G)that was the day that I promised I?d never sing of (Dm)love
if it does not (Cmaj7)exist, but darling

CHORUS
(G)You are the only exception
(Dm)You are the (Cmaj7)only exception
(G)You are the only exception
(Dm)You are the (Cmaj7)only exception (G)

VERSE
Maybe I know somewhere deep in my (Dm)soul that love never (Cmaj7)lasts
And (G)we?ve got to find other ways to make it a-(Dm)lone or keep a straight (Cmaj7)face
And (G)I?ve always lived like this, keeping a (Dm)comfortable (Cmaj7)distance
And (G)up until now I had sworn to myself that I?m con-(Dm)tent with loneli-(Cmaj7)ness

Because none of it was ever worth the risk

CHORUS
(G)You are the only exception
(Dm)You are the (Cmaj7)only exception
(G)You are the only exception
(Dm)You are the (Cmaj7)only exception(Am)?

BRIDGE
?G D Am G D

I?ve got a (Am)tight grip on reality, but I can?t
Let (G)go of what?s in front of me (D)here
I know you?re (Am)leaving in the morning when you wake up
Leave me (G)with some kind of proof it?s not a (D)dream, whoa(C)

CHORUS
(G)You are the only exception
(Dm)You are the (Cmaj7)only exception
(G)You are the only exception
(Dm)You are the (Cmaj7)only exception

CHORUS
(G)You are the only exception
(Dm)You are the (Cmaj7)only exception
(G)You are the only exception
(Dm)You are the (Cmaj7)only exception

OUTRO
And (F)I?m on my (C)way to believ-(G)ing
Oh, and (F)I?m on my (C)way to believ-(G)ing.