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THE ONLY EXCEPTION - Paramore
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Tabbed by: baybee

6/8
                                          CHORDS       [relative to capo]
Standard tuning                           A (x02220@1)= x02220         Bm= (x24432@1)xx3321
Capo on second fret!                      Em= (022000@1)022000          A= (x02220@1)x02220
                                          Dmaj7= (xx0222@1)xx0222       E= (022100@1)022100
                                                               D= (xx0232@1)xx0232
                                          G= (320003@1)320003
INTRO                                                        
A  Em  Dmaj7  x2

VERSE1
A (x02220@1)                               Em (022000@1)                  Dmaj7When (xx0222@1)I was younger I saw my daddy cry and curse at the wind
   A (x02220@1)                                              Em (022000@1)        Dmaj7He (xx0222@1)broke his own heart and I watched as he tried to re-assemble it
    A (x02220@1)                                    Em (022000@1)       Dmaj7And (xx0222@1)my mama swore that she would never let herself forget
    A (x02220@1)                                                EmAnd (022000@1)that was the day that I promised I'd never sing of love 
                Dmaj7if (xx0222@1)it does not exist, but darling

CHORUS
A (x02220@1)You are the only exception
Em (022000@1)        Dmaj7You (xx0222@1)are the only exception
A (x02220@1)You are the only exception
Em (022000@1)        Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)         A...
You are the only exception

VERSE2
                               ...Em                   Dmaj7Maybe (xx0222@1)I know somewhere deep in my soul that love never lasts
    A (x02220@1)                                       Em (022000@1)                   Dmaj7And (xx0222@1)we've got to find other ways to make it alone or keep a straight face
    A (x02220@1)                                      Em (022000@1)      Dmaj7And (xx0222@1)I've always lived like this, keeping a comfortable distance
    A (x02220@1)                                            Em (022000@1)            Dmaj7And (xx0222@1)up until now I had sworn to myself that I'm content with loneliness

Because none of it was ever worth the risk

CHORUS
A (x02220@1)You are the only exception
Em (022000@1)        Dmaj7You (xx0222@1)are the only exception
A (x02220@1)You are the only exception
Em (022000@1)        Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)      Bm...
You are the only exception

BRIDGE
...A  E (022100@1)Bm (x24432@1)A (x02220@1)E (022100@1)
           BmI've (x24432@1)got a tight grip on reality, but I can't 
    A (x02220@1)                         ELet (022100@1)go of what's in front of me here
              BmI (x24432@1)know you're leaving in the morning when you wake up
         A (x02220@1)                                E (022100@1)        DLeave (xx0232@1)me with some kind of proof it's not a dream, whoa

CHORUS
A (x02220@1)You are the only exception
Em (022000@1)        Dmaj7You (xx0222@1)are the only exception
A (x02220@1)You are the only exception
Em (022000@1)        Dmaj7You (xx0222@1)are the only exception

CHORUS
A (x02220@1)You are the only exception
Em (022000@1)        Dmaj7You (xx0222@1)are the only exception
A (x02220@1)You are the only exception
Em (022000@1)        Dmaj7You (xx0222@1)are the only exception

OUTRO
    G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1)             AAnd (x02220@1)I'm on my way to believing
        G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1)             AOh, (x02220@1)and I'm on my way to believing.

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Hopefully this will help many beginners that wish to play this song. It's the 
simplest and sounds the best in my opinion.