Chords for The Only Exception Guitar Cover Tutorial
Tempo:
137.85 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
F#m
C#m
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#m]
[E]
[B]
[F#m]
[E]
[B] When I was younger I saw my [F#m] daddy cry and curse [E] at me.
[B] He broke his own heart and I wrote as he tried to read.
[E]
[B] And my mama swore that she would never let him sell [E] again.
[B] That was the day that I promised I'd never sing of love if it does [E] not exist.
But [B] darling you are the only exception.
But you are [E] the only exception.
[B] But you are the only exception.
[F#m] But you are [E] the only exception.
[B]
Maybe I know somewhere deep in [F#m] my soul that love [E] never lasts.
[B] And we've got to find other ways to make [F#m] it alone.
But keep a [E] straight face.
[B] And I've always lived like this, keeping [F#m] a comfortable
[E] distance.
[B] And up until now I had sworn to myself that [F#m] I'm losing the [E] loneliness.
Because none of it was ever worth the [B] risk.
But you are the only exception.
[F#m] But you are [E] the only exception.
[B] But you are the only exception.
[F#m] But you are [E] the only exception.
[C#m] But
[B]
[F#]
[C#m]
[B]
[F#]
[C#m]
I can't [B]
[F#] help me here.
I [C#m] know you're leaving and when you wake, [B] when you wake, some cat [F#] scream.
But [E]
[B] you are the only exception.
[F#m] You are [E] the only exception.
[B] You are the only exception.
[F#m] You are [E] the only exception.
[B] You are the only exception.
[F#m] You are [E] the only exception.
[B] You are the only exception.
[F#m] You are [E] the only exception.
[A] And I'm on [E] my way to believing.
[B]
Oh, [A] and I'm on [E] my way to believing.
[B]
[E]
[B]
[F#m]
[E]
[B] When I was younger I saw my [F#m] daddy cry and curse [E] at me.
[B] He broke his own heart and I wrote as he tried to read.
[E]
[B] And my mama swore that she would never let him sell [E] again.
[B] That was the day that I promised I'd never sing of love if it does [E] not exist.
But [B] darling you are the only exception.
But you are [E] the only exception.
[B] But you are the only exception.
[F#m] But you are [E] the only exception.
[B]
Maybe I know somewhere deep in [F#m] my soul that love [E] never lasts.
[B] And we've got to find other ways to make [F#m] it alone.
But keep a [E] straight face.
[B] And I've always lived like this, keeping [F#m] a comfortable
[E] distance.
[B] And up until now I had sworn to myself that [F#m] I'm losing the [E] loneliness.
Because none of it was ever worth the [B] risk.
But you are the only exception.
[F#m] But you are [E] the only exception.
[B] But you are the only exception.
[F#m] But you are [E] the only exception.
[C#m] But
[B]
[F#]
[C#m]
[B]
[F#]
[C#m]
I can't [B]
[F#] help me here.
I [C#m] know you're leaving and when you wake, [B] when you wake, some cat [F#] scream.
But [E]
[B] you are the only exception.
[F#m] You are [E] the only exception.
[B] You are the only exception.
[F#m] You are [E] the only exception.
[B] You are the only exception.
[F#m] You are [E] the only exception.
[B] You are the only exception.
[F#m] You are [E] the only exception.
[A] And I'm on [E] my way to believing.
[B]
Oh, [A] and I'm on [E] my way to believing.
[B]
Key:
B
E
F#m
C#m
F#
B
E
F#m
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] When I was younger I saw _ my [F#m] daddy cry and curse [E] at me. _ _
_ _ [B] He broke his own heart and I wrote as he tried to read. _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] And my mama swore that she would _ never let him _ sell [E] again. _ _
_ _ [B] That was the day that I _ promised I'd never sing of love if it does [E] not exist.
But [B] darling you _ are the only _ exception.
But you _ are [E] the only _ exception.
[B] But you _ are the only exception.
_ [F#m] But you _ are [E] the only exception.
_ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Maybe I know _ somewhere _ deep in [F#m] my soul that love [E] never _ lasts.
_ _ [B] And we've got to find other ways to make [F#m] it alone. _
But keep a [E] straight _ face.
_ _ [B] And I've always lived like this, _ keeping [F#m] a comfortable _
_ _ [E] _ distance. _
_ _ [B] And up until now I had sworn to myself that [F#m] I'm losing _ the [E] loneliness. _ _ _
_ Because none of it was ever worth the [B] risk.
But you _ are the only exception.
_ [F#m] But you _ _ are [E] the only exception.
_ [B] But you _ are the only exception.
_ [F#m] But you are _ [E] the only _ exception.
[C#m] But _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I can't _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] help me here. _
I [C#m] know you're leaving and _ when you wake, _ _ [B] when you wake, some cat _ _ [F#] _ scream.
But _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] you _ _ _ are the only exception.
_ [F#m] _ You _ are [E] the only exception.
[B] _ You _ _ are the only exception.
_ [F#m] You _ are _ [E] the only exception.
_ [B] _ You _ are the only exception.
_ [F#m] You _ _ are [E] the only exception.
_ [B] You _ _ are the only exception.
_ [F#m] You _ _ are [E] the only exception.
[A] And _ I'm on [E] my way to _ believing.
[B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, [A] and I'm on [E] my way to believing.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] When I was younger I saw _ my [F#m] daddy cry and curse [E] at me. _ _
_ _ [B] He broke his own heart and I wrote as he tried to read. _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] And my mama swore that she would _ never let him _ sell [E] again. _ _
_ _ [B] That was the day that I _ promised I'd never sing of love if it does [E] not exist.
But [B] darling you _ are the only _ exception.
But you _ are [E] the only _ exception.
[B] But you _ are the only exception.
_ [F#m] But you _ are [E] the only exception.
_ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Maybe I know _ somewhere _ deep in [F#m] my soul that love [E] never _ lasts.
_ _ [B] And we've got to find other ways to make [F#m] it alone. _
But keep a [E] straight _ face.
_ _ [B] And I've always lived like this, _ keeping [F#m] a comfortable _
_ _ [E] _ distance. _
_ _ [B] And up until now I had sworn to myself that [F#m] I'm losing _ the [E] loneliness. _ _ _
_ Because none of it was ever worth the [B] risk.
But you _ are the only exception.
_ [F#m] But you _ _ are [E] the only exception.
_ [B] But you _ are the only exception.
_ [F#m] But you are _ [E] the only _ exception.
[C#m] But _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I can't _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] help me here. _
I [C#m] know you're leaving and _ when you wake, _ _ [B] when you wake, some cat _ _ [F#] _ scream.
But _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] you _ _ _ are the only exception.
_ [F#m] _ You _ are [E] the only exception.
[B] _ You _ _ are the only exception.
_ [F#m] You _ are _ [E] the only exception.
_ [B] _ You _ are the only exception.
_ [F#m] You _ _ are [E] the only exception.
_ [B] You _ _ are the only exception.
_ [F#m] You _ _ are [E] the only exception.
[A] And _ I'm on [E] my way to _ believing.
[B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, [A] and I'm on [E] my way to believing.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _