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(C)When I was young er I saw
my Dad dy (Gm6)cry and curse at the wind.
He (C)broke his own heart and I watched as he tried to re as sem ble it.
And (C)my Mom ma swore she would
nev er let (Gm6)her
self for (Fmaj7)get.
And (C)that was the day that I prom ised I’d nev er sing of (Gm6)love if it does not ex (Fmaj7)ist.
But dar ling, (C)you
are the on ly ex cep tion, (Gm6)you
are the (Fmaj7)on ly ex cep tion.
(C)You
are the on ly ex cep tion, (Gm6)you
are the (Fmaj7)on ly ex cep tion.
May be I know, some where
deep in my (Gm6)soul that love nev er lasts.
(C)We’ve got to find oth er ways to make it a (Gm6)lone, and keep a straight (Fmaj7)face.
And (C)I’ve al ways lived like this,
keep ing a com fort able
(Fmaj7)dis tance.
And (C)up un til now, I had sworn to my self that I’m con (Gm6)tent with lone li ness.
Be cause none of it was ev er worth the risk.
(Fmaj7)on ly ex cep tion.
(Dm7)Oh.
(C)Oh.
Hey, (Dm7)hey.
Oh.
I’ve got a (Dm7)tight grip on re al i ty, but I can’t
let (C)go of what’s in front of me (G)here.
I know you’re (Dm7)leav ing in the morn ing, when you wake up,
leave me (C)with some kind of proof it’s not a (G)dream.
Woah.
(C)You
are the on ly ex cep tion, (Gm6)you
are the (Fmaj7)on ly ex cep tion.
(C)You
are the on ly ex cep tion, (Gm6)you
are the (Fmaj7)on ly ex cep tion.
You
are the on ly ex cep tion, you
are the on ly ex cep tion.
(C)You
are the on ly ex cep tion, (Gm6)you
are the (Fmaj7)on ly ex cep tion.
And (Bb)I’m
on my (F)way to be liev ing.
Oh,
and (Bb)I’m
on my (F)way to be liev ing.
This page shows “The Only Exception” by Hayley Williams in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 70 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.