Intro: A#A#Fm6D#maj7A#A#Fm6D#maj7A#
When I was younger,
Fm6
I saw my daddy cry
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And curse at the wind.
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He broke his own heart,
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And I watched as he tried
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To reassemble it.
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And my mama swore that
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She would never let herself
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Forget.
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And that was the day that I promised
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I’d never sing of love
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If it does not exist.
But darlin’,
Chorus:
A#
You are the only exception.
Fm6D#maj7
Well, you are the only exception.
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Well, you are the only exception.
Fm6D#maj7
Well, you are the only exception.
Instrumental: A#A#A#
Well, maybe I know somewhere
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Deep in my soul
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That love never lasts.
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And we’ve got to find other ways
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To make it alone,
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Or keep a straight face.
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And I’ve always lived like this,
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Keeping a comfortable
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Distance.
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And up until now
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I had sworn to myself that I’m content
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With loneliness,
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Because none of it was ever worth the risk.
Chorus:
A#
Well, you are the only exception.
Fm6D#maj7
Well, you are the only exception.
A#
Well, you are the only exception.
Fm6D#maj7
Well, you are the only exception.
Instrumental: CmCmA#F x2
Bridge:
Cm
I’ve got a tight grip on reality,
Cm
But I can’t
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Let go of what’s in front of me here.
Cm
I know you’re leaving
Cm
In the morning when you wake up.
A#FD#maj7
Leave me with some kind of proof it’s not a dream. Ohh.
Chorus:
A#
You are the only exception.
Fm6D#maj7
You are the only exception.
A#
You are the only exception.
Fm6D#maj7
Well, you are the only exception.
A#
You are the only exception.
Fm6D#maj7
You are the only exception.
A#
You are the only exception.
Fm6D#maj7
Well, you are the only exception.
G#D#maj7A#
And I’m on my way to believing.
G#D#maj7A#
Oh, and I’m on my way to believing.