CAPO ON 4TH FRET G [Intro] G Dm C (x2) [Verse 1] G Dm C When I was younger I saw my daddy cry and curse at the wind G Dm C He broke his own heart and I watched as he tried to re-assemble it G Dm C And my mama swore that she would never let herself forget G Dm And that was the day that I promised I'd never sing of love C if it does not exist, but darling [Chorus] G You are the only exception Dm C You are the only exception G You are the only exception Dm C G You are the only exception [Verse 2] Dm C Maybe I know somewhere deep in my soul that love never lasts G Dm C And we've got to find other ways to make it alone or keep a straight face G Dm C And I've always lived like this, keeping a comfortable distance G Dm C And up until now I had sworn to myself that I'm content with loneliness Because none of it was ever worth the risk [Chorus] G You are the only exception Dm C You are the only exception G You are the only exception Dm C Am You are the only exception [Solo] G D Am G D [Bridge] Am I've got a tight grip on reality, but I can't G D Let go of what's in front of me here Am I know you're leaving in the morning when you wake up G D C Leave me with some kind of proof it's not a dream, whoa [Chorus] G You are the only exception Dm C You are the only exception G You are the only exception Dm C You are the only exception G You are the only exception Dm C You are the only exception G You are the only exception Dm C You are the only exception [Outro] F# C G And I'm on my way to believing F# C G Oh, and I'm on my way to believing