Intro: CCGm6Fmaj7CCGm6Fmaj7C
When I was younger,
Gm6
I saw my daddy cry
Fmaj7
And curse at the wind.
C
He broke his own heart,
C
And I watched as he tried
Gm6Fmaj7
To reassemble it.
C
And my mama swore that
Gm6
She would never let herself
Fmaj7
Forget.
C
And that was the day that I promised
Gm6
I’d never sing of love
Fmaj7
If it does not exist.
But darlin’,
Chorus:
C
You are the only exception.
Gm6Fmaj7
Well, you are the only exception.
C
Well, you are the only exception.
Gm6Fmaj7
Well, you are the only exception.
Instrumental: CCC
Well, maybe I know somewhere
Gm6
Deep in my soul
Fmaj7
That love never lasts.
C
And we’ve got to find other ways
Gm6
To make it alone,
Fmaj7
Or keep a straight face.
C
And I’ve always lived like this,
Gm6
Keeping a comfortable
Fmaj7
Distance.
C
And up until now
Gm6
I had sworn to myself that I’m content
Fmaj7
With loneliness,
Fmaj7
Because none of it was ever worth the risk.
Chorus:
C
Well, you are the only exception.
Gm6Fmaj7
Well, you are the only exception.
C
Well, you are the only exception.
Gm6Fmaj7
Well, you are the only exception.
Instrumental: DmDmCG x2
Bridge:
Dm
I’ve got a tight grip on reality,
Dm
But I can’t
CG
Let go of what’s in front of me here.
Dm
I know you’re leaving
Dm
In the morning when you wake up.
CGFmaj7
Leave me with some kind of proof it’s not a dream. Ohh.
Chorus:
C
You are the only exception.
Gm6Fmaj7
You are the only exception.
C
You are the only exception.
Gm6Fmaj7
Well, you are the only exception.
C
You are the only exception.
Gm6Fmaj7
You are the only exception.
C
You are the only exception.
Gm6Fmaj7
Well, you are the only exception.
A#Fmaj7C
And I’m on my way to believing.
A#Fmaj7C
Oh, and I’m on my way to believing.