E6
F~
F~
B
F~
G~m
An old man turned ninety-eight
F~
B
F~
G~m
He won the lottery and died the next day
F~
B
F~
G~m
It’s a black fly in your Chardonnay
F~
B
F~
G~m
It’s a death row pardon two minutes too late
F~
B
F~
G~m
Isn’t it ironic… don’t you think?
F~
B
F~
G~m
It’s like rain on your wedding day
F~
B
F~
G~m
It’s a free ride when you’ve already paid
F~
B
F~
G~m
It’s the good advice that you just didn’t take
A5
E
F~
And who would’ve thought… it figures
F~
B
F~
G~m
Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly
F~
B
F~
G~m
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye
F~
B
F~
G~m
He waited his whole damn life to take that flight
F~
B
F~
And as the plane crashed down he thought
G~m
“Well isn’t this nice…”
F~
B
F~
G~m
And isn’t it ironic… don’t you think?
F~
B
F~
G~m
It’s like rain on your wedding day
F~
B
F~
G~m
It’s a free ride when you’ve already paid
F~
B
F~
G~m
It’s the good advice that you just didn’t take
A5
E
F~
And who would’ve thought… it figures
E6
F~
Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
E6
F~
and everything’s going right
E6
F~
And life has a funny way of helping you out when
E6
F~
and everything blows up In your face
F~
B
F~
G~m
A traffic jam when you’re already late
F~
B
F~
G~m
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
F~
B
It’s like ten thousand spoons
F~
G~m
when all you need is a knife
F~
B
It’s meeting the man of my dreams
F~
G~m
And then meeting his beautiful wife
F~
B
F~
G~m
Isn’t it ironic… don’t you think?
F~
F~
G~m
A little too ironic… and yeah I really do think…
F~
B
F~
G~m
It’s like rain on your wedding day
F~
B
F~
G~m
It’s a free ride when you’ve already paid
F~
B
F~
G~m
It’s the good advice that you just didn’t take
A5
E
F~
And who would’ve thought… it figures
E6
F~
Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
E6
Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out,
F~
helping you out
E6
E
G~m
F~
A5
B
