Intro: G# D#m C#maj7 x2 G# D#m C#maj7 When I was younger I saw my daddy cry and curse at the wind G# D#m C#maj7 He broke his own heart and I watched as he tried to re-assemble it G# D#m C#maj7 And my mama swore that she would never let herself forget G# D#m And that was the day that I promised Iʼd never sing of love C#maj7 if it does not exist, but darling Chorus: G# You are the only exception D#m C#maj7 You are the only exception G# You are the only exception D#m C#maj7 G# You are the only exception D#m C#maj7 Maybe I know somewhere deep in my soul that love never lasts G# D#m And weʼve got to find other ways to make it alone C#maj7 or keep a straight face G# D#m C#maj7 And Iʼve always lived like this, keeping a comfortable distance G# D#m And up until now I had sworn to myself that Iʼm content C#maj7 with loneliness Because none of it was ever worth the risk Chorus: G# You are the only exception D#m C#maj7 You are the only exception G# You are the only exception D#m C#maj7 A#m You are the only exception G# D# A#m G# D# A#m Iʼve got a tight grip on reality, but I canʼt G# D# Let Go of whatʼs in front of me here A#m I know youʼre leaving in the morning when you wake up G# D# C# Leave me with some kind of proof itʼs not a dream, whoa Chorus: G# You are the only exception D#m C#maj7 You are the only exception G# You are the only exception D#m C#maj7 You are the only exception G# You are the only exception D#m C#maj7 You are the only exception G# You are the only exception D#m C#maj7 You are the only exception F# C# G# And Iʼm on my way to believing F# C# G# Oh, and Iʼm on my way to believing.
