An Exception To The Rule chords by Dwight Yoakam

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Verse 1:
G                     C
Soft clouds all drift away
G              C
Bright sunshine never stays
     G               C              D
Warm afternoons turn rainy dark and cruel
G                             C
A candle's glowing light will die
    G             C
The purest voices often lie
         G
And with love I've found that all the same
   D
is true

Chorus:
     G                    D
Even though I should know better
        G              Em
I guess we could maybe try
      C              D              G
There is the risk of looking like a fool
             C           D
Ah, But I've got a lucky feeling
       G           D       Em
Just a hunch, don't ask me why
    C                            D
You might be an exception to the rule

Verse 2:
G                       C
Sweet dreams can't be recalled
     G                      C
High hopes can collapse and fall
       G                 C
As the sky keeps turning sadder shades of
D
blue
    G                         C
The strongest promise finally breaks
    G                    C
And only leads to bigger aches
    G              C
Are lessons that I learned at sorrow's
D
school

Chorus:
     G                    C
Even though I should know better
        G              Em
I guess we could maybe try
      C              D              G
There is the risk of looking like a fool
             C           D
Ah, but I've got a lucky feeling
       G           D       Em
Just a hunch, don't ask me why
    C                            D
You might be an exception to the rule

Chorus:
     G                    C
Even though I should know better
        G              Em
I guess we could maybe try
      C              D              G
There is the risk of looking like a fool
             C           D
Ah, but I've got a lucky feeling
       G            D      Em
Just a hunch, don't ask me why
    C                            D
You might be an exception to the rule

Ending:
G                     C
Soft clouds all drift away
           G              C
And bright sunshine never stays
        C                            D
But you might be an exception to the rule