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