The Only Exception - Paramore, guitar chords

Published: 2018-01-11 13:45
Selection chords: Katie Paterson

Intro: B B F#m6 Emaj7 B B F#m6 Emaj7

B
When I was younger,
               F#m6
I saw my daddy cry
                 Emaj7
And curse at the wind.
  B
He broke his own heart,
  B
And I watched as he tried
   F#m6    Emaj7
To reassemble it.

    B
And my mama swore that
                    F#m6
She would never let herself
   Emaj7
Forget.
    B
And that was the day that I promised
                  F#m6
I’d never sing of love
                Emaj7
If it does not exist.

But darlin’,

Chorus:
     B
     You are the only exception.
           F#m6        Emaj7
     Well, you are the only exception.
           B
     Well, you are the only exception.
           F#m6        Emaj7
     Well, you are the only exception.

Instrumental: B B

      B
Well, maybe I know somewhere
           F#m6
Deep in my soul
                Emaj7
That love never lasts.
    B
And we’ve got to find other ways
            F#m6
To make it alone,
                  Emaj7
Or keep a straight face.

    B
And I’ve always lived like this,
          F#m6
Keeping a comfortable
Emaj7
Distance.
    B
And up until now
                                  F#m6
I had sworn to myself that I’m content
           Emaj7
With loneliness,
           Emaj7
Because none of it was ever worth the risk.

Chorus:
           B
     Well, you are the only exception.
           F#m6        Emaj7
     Well, you are the only exception.
           B
     Well, you are the only exception.
           F#m6        Emaj7
     Well, you are the only exception.

Instrumental: C#m9 C#m9 B F# x2

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#    Emaj7
   Leave me with some kind of proof it’s not a dream. Ohh.

Chorus:
     B
     You are the only exception.
     F#m6        Emaj7
     You are the only exception.
     B
     You are the only exception.
           F#m6        Emaj7
     Well, you are the only exception.

     B
     You are the only exception.
     F#m6        Emaj7
     You are the only exception.
     B
     You are the only exception.
           F#m6        Emaj7
     Well, you are the only exception.

    A         Emaj7         B
And I’m on my way to believing.
        A         Emaj7         B
Oh, and I’m on my way to believing.