G  C   G            Am
an old man turned ninety-eight
           G   C      G            Am
he won the lottery and died the next day
       G    C           G    Am
it's a black fly in your chardonnay
       G        C          G         Am
it's a death row pardon two minutes to late
          G   C              G    Am
isn't it ironic... don't you think
                     G C         G      Am
chorus:    it's like rain on your wedding day
                       G C             G      Am
           it's a free ride when you've already paid
                         G   C          G          Am
           it's the good advice that you just didn't take
           Bb              F             G
           who would have thought... it figures
mr. play-it-safe was afraid to fly
he packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye
he waited his whole damn life just to take that flight
and as the plane crashed down he thouht "well isn't this nice..."
             G    C             G     Am
and isn't it ironic... don't you think?
(chorus)
     C                                G
well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
                                      Am
when you think everything is okay and everything's going right
     C                               G
and life has a funny way of helping you out when
                                      Am
you think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up in your face
C   G   (C very short)
a traffic jam when you are already late
a no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
it's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
it's like meeting the man of my dreams then meeting his beautiful wife
             G     C            G      Am
and isn't it ironic... don't you think?
             G     C             G              Am
a little too ironic... and yeah i really do think...
(chorus)
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life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
 C                         G                C
life has a funny, funny way  of helping you out -- helping you out