------------------------------------------------------------------------THE ONLY EXCEPTION - Paramore

------------------------------------------------------------------------Tabbed by: Kengus

CHORDS I use [relative to capo]
Standard tuning
G = 320003
Am = x02210
Capo on fourth fret!
Dm = x57765/xx0231
D = xx0232
Cmaj7 = x35453/x32000
C = x32010
INTRO
F = 133211
G Dm Cmaj7 x2
VERSE1
G
Dm
Cmaj7
When I was younger I saw my daddy cry and curse at the wind
G
Dm
Cmaj7
He broke his own heart and I watched as he tried to re-assemble it
G
Dm
Cmaj7
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
Cmaj7
if it does not exist, but darling
CHORUS
G
You are
Dm
You are
G
You are
Dm
You are

the only exception

Cmaj7
the only exception
the only exception
Cmaj7
the only exception

G...

VERSE2
...Dm
Cmaj7
Maybe I know somewhere deep in my soul that love never lasts
G
Dm
Cmaj7
And we've got to find other ways to make it alone or keep a straight face
G
Dm
Cmaj7
And I've always lived like this, keeping a comfortable distance
G
Dm
Cmaj7
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
Dm
You are
G
You are
Dm
You are

the only exception

Cmaj7
the only exception
the only exception
Cmaj7
Am...
the only exception

BRIDGE
SOLO
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---9-----7-------|-------7---------|---9-----7-------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|---3-4-----------|-----------------|---3-4-----------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------4---------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 +
1 + 2 + 3 +
1 + 2 + 3 +
1 + 2 + 3 +
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---9-----7-------|-------7---------|---9-----7-------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|---3-4-----------|-----------------|---3-4-----------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------4---------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 +
1 + 2 + 3 +
1 + 2 + 3 +
1 + 2 + 3 +

...G

G D
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
Dm
You are
G
You are
Dm
You are
CHORUS
G
You are
Dm
You are
G
You are
Dm
You are

Am

the only exception

Cmaj7
the only exception
the only exception
Cmaj7
the only exception

the only exception

Cmaj7
the only exception
the only exception
Cmaj7
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.