Intro: B F#m Emaj7 x2 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 B You are the only exception F#m Emaj7 You are the only exception Maybe I know somewhere deep in my soul that love never lasts And we've got to find other ways to make it alone or keep a straight face And I've always lived like this, keeping a comfortable distance And up until now I had sworn to myself that I'm content with loneliness Because none of it was ever worth the risk Solo: C#m B F# x2 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# E Leave me with some kind of proof it's not a dream, whoa A E B And I'm on my way to believing A E B Oh, and I'm on my way to believing