(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.