Intro: F# C#m Bmaj7 x2 F# C#m Bmaj7 When I was younger I saw my daddy cry and curse at the wind F# C#m Bmaj7 He broke his own heart and I watched as he tried to re-assemble it F# C#m Bmaj7 And my mama swore that she would never let herself forget F# C#m And that was the day that I promised Iʼd never sing of love Bmaj7 if it does not exist, but darling Chorus: F# You are the only exception C#m Bmaj7 You are the only exception F# You are the only exception C#m Bmaj7 F# You are the only exception C#m Bmaj7 Maybe I know somewhere deep in my soul that love never lasts F# C#m And weʼve got to find other ways to make it alone Bmaj7 or keep a straight face F# C#m Bmaj7 And Iʼve always lived like this, keeping a comfortable distance F# C#m And up until now I had sworn to myself that Iʼm content Bmaj7 with loneliness Because none of it was ever worth the risk Chorus: F# You are the only exception C#m Bmaj7 You are the only exception F# You are the only exception C#m Bmaj7 G#m You are the only exception F# C# G#m F# C# G#m Iʼve got a tight grip on reality, but I canʼt F# C# Let Go of whatʼs in front of me here G#m I know youʼre leaving in the morning when you wake up F# C# B Leave me with some kind of proof itʼs not a dream, whoa Chorus: F# You are the only exception C#m Bmaj7 You are the only exception F# You are the only exception C#m Bmaj7 You are the only exception F# You are the only exception C#m Bmaj7 You are the only exception F# You are the only exception C#m Bmaj7 You are the only exception E B F# And Iʼm on my way to believing E B F# Oh, and Iʼm on my way to believing.
