G|9-8-6------------------------------| D|------9~--9~-9-7-6---------------9~| A|--------------------9~---7~--9~----| E|-----------------------------------| verse "and we've got to find other ways to make it alone." G|----------------------| D|9~--9-7-6-------------| A|----------9~---7~---9-| E|----------------------| G|------------------------------| D|9~---9~--9-7-6------6~--------| A|---------------9~-------7~--7-| E|------------------------------|x2 pre-chorus "cause none of it was ever worth the risk" G|-------------| D|-------------| A|-------------| E|0-0-0-0-0-0--| chorus "you are the only exception" quarter notes G|------------------------------------| D|------4~------------------------2-1-| A|2-2-2----2-2-2-2~------------------4| E|------------------2-2-2-2~-0-0-0----| G|------------------------------------| D|----4~------------------------------| A|2~-------2-2-2-2~-------------------| E|------------------2-2-2-2~-0-0-0-0~-| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|4-4-4-4~-4-4-4-4~--2-2-2-2~------1/9-9-9| E|-----------------------------2-2--------| G|------------------------------------| D|----------6-4-6---------------------| A|4-4-4-4~--------4-4-4-2-2-2-2-------| E|-----------------------------2-2-2-2| "i've got a tight grip of reality" G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|4-4-4-4~-4-4-4-4~--2-2-2-2~------1/9-9-9| E|-----------------------------2-2--------| G|--------------------------------------| D|----------6-4-6-----------------------| A|4-4-4-4~--------4-4-4-2-2-2-2~--------| E|-------------------------------2-2-2-2| G|---------------| D|---------------| A|----------1/7~-| E|0-0-0-0-0------| outro chorus "you are the only exception.." G|---------------------------------| D|----4~-----------------------2-1-| A|2~-------2~---4-2---------------4| E|-------------------2~--2--0~-----| G|------------------------------------------------| D|-------4~---------------------------------------| A|2~---2-----------------------------------0~---7~| E|----------2~---2~--0~---5~---5~--0~--0~---------| | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note