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Paramore - The Only Exception

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      PARAMORE - THE ONLY EXCEPTION

Tabbed by Skye

I play this song with barre chords; I find they sound better and closer to the original track.
Here are the chords I use:

B (in verse, chorus and outro) - 79980x
F#m                - x 9 11 11 10 9
Emaj7              - x79897
C#m                - x46654
B (in bridge ONLY) - x24442
E (in bridge ONLY) - 022100
F#                 - 244322
A                  - 577655
E (in outro ONLY)  - x79987


INTRO
B      F#m  Emaj7  x2


VERSE 1
B                                  F#m            Emaj7
When I was younger I saw my daddy cry and curse at the wind
     B                                               F#m        Emaj7
He broke his own heart and I watched as he tried to re-assemble it
      B                                         F#m     Emaj7
And my mama swore that she would never let herself forget
     B                                        F#m
And that was the day that I promised I'd never sing of love 
          Emaj7
if it does not exist, but darling


CHORUS
B
You are the only exception
F#m       Emaj7
You are the only exception
B
You are the only exception
F#m       Emaj7         B
You are the only exception


VERSE 2
 B            F#m   Emaj7
Maybe I know somewhere deep in my soul that love never lasts
      B            F#m     Emaj7
And we've got to find other ways to make it alone or keep a straight face
       B        F#m   Emaj7
And I've always lived like this, keeping a comfortable distance
       B            F#m       Emaj7
And up until now I had sworn to myself that I'm content with loneliness
           Emaj7
Because none of it was ever worth the risk


CHORUS
B
You are the only exception
F#m      Emaj7
You are the only exception
B
You are the only exception
F#m      Emaj7      C#m
You are the only exception


SOLO

Is played over the bridge chords: C#m      B    F#

e|---16---14---------------14----16----14--------------------------------|
B|-------------------11-12---------------------11--12--------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------11---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                 x2

BRIDGE
       C#m
I've got a tight grip on reality, but I can't 
    B                    F#
Let go of what's in front of me here
            C#m
I know you're leaving in the morning when you wake up
      B                 F#     C
Leave me with some kind of proof it's not a dream, whoa


CHORUS (x2)
B
You are the only exception
F#m      Emaj7
You are the only exception
B
You are the only exception
F#m      Emaj7       B
You are the only exception


OUTRO
   A         E         B
And I'm on my way to believing
        A          E        B
Oh, and I'm on my way to believing.
    

Source: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/paramore/the_only_exception_chords_1152243

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