The Only Exception Chords

by Paramore
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author Unregistered.
5 contributors total, last edit on Sep 30, 2020
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Chords

B
F#m
E
C#m
F#
A

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[Intro]
 
B  F#m  E  (x2)
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
B                                 F#m                   E
When I was younger I saw my daddy cry and curse at the wind.
   B                                                F#m         E
He broke his own heart and I watched as he tried to re-assemble it.
    B                                  F#m         E
And my mamma swore she would never let herself forget.
    B                                                  F#m
And that was the day that I promised I'd never sing of love if does not
E
exist. But darling...
 
 
[Chorus]
 
B
You are the only exception
F#m         E
You are the only exception
B
You are the only exception
F#m         E   B
You are the only exception
 
 
[Verse 2]
                                  F#m                  E
Maybe I know somewhere deep in my soul that love never lasts.
    B                                         F#m                    E
And we've got to find other ways to make it alone or keep a straight face.
    B                                       F#m        E
And i've always lived like this keeping a comfortable, distance.
    B                                          F#m           E
And up until now I swore to myself that I'm content with loneliness,
       B
'cause none of it was ever worth the risk.
 
 
[Chorus]
 
    B
But you are the only exception
F#m         E
You are the only exception
B
You are the only exception
F#m         E
You are the only exception
 
 
[Bridge]
 
C#m  B   F#
 
           C#m
I've got a tight grip on reality,
                B                        F#
But I can't let go of what's part of me here.
              C#m
I know you're leaving tomorrow, when you wake up,
         B                                  F#
Leave me with some kind of proof it's not a dream.
     E
whoa 
 
 
[Chorus] (x2)
 
 
[Tag]
     A        E                B
And I'm on my way to believing
     A        E                B
And I'm on my way to believing
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28 comments
soniasingh93
Gosh Finally! I hated those Capo 4 versions. The minute i first heard the song I knew it was B, F#m, E. I was going to tab it out but i couldn't figure out the bridge, anyways, thanks for being really accurate. (Y)
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pojoto
thanks for this version without the capo, i lost mine but really wanted to play this.
+9
Daisy135
awesome thx :) I didn't like the g dm c... version.
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