"The Only Exception" on ukulele by Paramore • UkuTabs

Artist	Paramore
Album	Brand New Eyes
Genre(s)	alternative • emo • female vocalists • pop punk • rock
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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 reassemble it.
    G                                      Dm         Cmaj7
And my momma 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 the only exception.
Dm          Cmaj7
You are the only exception.
G
You are the only exception.
Dm          Cmaj7         G
You are the only exception.

Verse:
                               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've sworn to myself that I'm content with loneliness

Because none of it was ever worth the risk.

Chorus:
G
You are the only exception.
Dm          Cmaj7
You are the only exception.
G
You are the only exception.
Dm          Cmaj7         Am
You are the only exception.

Bridge: G  D  Am  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.

Chorus:
G
You are the only exception.
Dm          Cmaj7
You are the only exception.
G
You are the only exception.
Dm          Cmaj7
You are the only exception.

Chorus:
G
You are the only exception.
Dm          Cmaj7
You are the only exception.
G
You are the only exception.
Dm          Cmaj7
You are the only exception.

Outro: F

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42 Comments

Kap
October 30, 2019 at 22:19 · Reply

The true key that it’s in is +4
Joeylyn Macoja Lopez
June 29, 2019 at 17:18 · Reply

Hi, maybe you want my version too. I only transposed the above version by 3 chords and I kinda create my own outro. All I can say, it suits me hahaha..

V: C Gm F (4x)

Cho: C Gm F (2x) C

Bridge: C Gm Dm C G
Dm C G (2x) F

Outro: Gm F Gm C
(Oh, and I’m on my way to believing)
Faeryn
June 8, 2019 at 07:38 · Reply

I use #2, I switch Dm7 and D, so the song is like
A E D repeated until the bridge, and then
Bm A E
Bm A E Dmaj7
And the outro goes G D E D G D E A (two measures each, but A only gets one strum)

This may not be right, but it sounds more appealing to me.
Bean_Paste
May 31, 2019 at 02:19 · Reply

The BESt song
theeighteenthpilot
May 18, 2019 at 04:31 · Reply

I pretty much just play with capo fret 2, A F C F throw EM in the mix on the 3rd chorus really feel it out
Sarah
February 17, 2019 at 14:20 · Reply

Better when capo 4th fret
Sydney
January 10, 2019 at 06:54 · Reply

The correct key is B which is +4 if ya’ll wanted to know lol
mightrainbows.
November 29, 2018 at 14:46 · Reply

strumming patterns guys?
- Bailey
  December 27, 2018 at 23:52 · Reply
  
  D-DUDUD-DUDU
racheal
April 11, 2018 at 20:13 · Reply

omg this is such a hard song to learn
ccellsing_071
February 17, 2018 at 23:24 · Reply

It sounds good played in G if you put a capo on the second fret
rbucci
February 13, 2018 at 17:37 · Reply

Capo on fret 3. Its sounds much more better
bubadup
September 16, 2017 at 03:11 · Reply

i think at +2 sounds really pretty and the outro for it would be D G A
- Joeylyn Macoja Lopez
  June 29, 2019 at 17:18 · Reply
  
  Hi, maybe you want my version too. I only transposed the above version by 3 chords and I kinda create my own outro. All I can say, it suits me hahaha..
  
  V: C Gm F (4x)
  
  Cho: C Gm F (2x) C
  
  Bridge: C Gm Dm C G
  Dm C G (2x) F
  
  Outro: Gm F Gm C
  (Oh, and I’m on my way to believing)
yarpie
July 28, 2017 at 03:18 · Reply

What’s a good strum pattern?
- zehra
  July 31, 2018 at 15:16 · Reply
  
  D DUDU
- Nawal Nordin
  September 17, 2019 at 06:24 · Reply
  
  Hi, I’d like to edit a little bit on the chord that Joeylyn Macoja Lopez left here. I think this is easier and understandable for me:
  
  V: C Gm F (4x)
  
  Cho: C Gm F (2x)
  
  Instrumental: Dm C G Dm C G
  
  Bridge: Dm C G
  Dm C G (2x) F
  
  Cho: C Gm F (4x)
  
  Outro: Gm F C (2x)
  (and I’m on my way to believing
  Oh, and I’m on my way to believing)
  
  Strumming pattern: D-DUDUD-DUDU
  
  Hope it helps! Goodluck! 💕