Ironic Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[C]Hey, I, I
[Em]Yeah, [G]ah, ah
[C]Yeah, I

[Verse 2]
[D]An old [G]man [D]turned ninety- [Em]eight
He [D]won the [G]lottery and
[D]died the next [Em]day
It's [D]a black f[G]ly i[D]n your
[Em]Chardonnay
It's [D]a death row par[G]don
two [D]minutes too [Em]late
And isn't it [D]ironic, [G]don't you thi[D]nk?
[Em]It's like rain

[Verse 3]
[D]on [G]your weddin[D]g day
[Em]It's a free ride[D][G]
when you've [D]already paid
[Em]It's the good ad v[D]ice[G]
that you [D]just didn't [Em]take
And [F]who would've [C]thought? It [D]figures

[Verse 4]
Mr. [D]Play [G]It Safe was [D]afraid to fly
[Em]He packed his [D]suitcase[G]
and kissed his [D]kids goodbye
[Em]He waited his whol[D]e damn life[G]
to [D]take that [Em]flight
And as the [D]plane crashed [G]down,
he thought
[D]"Well, isn't this [Em]nice"
And isn't it [D]iron[G]ic, don't you [D]think?
[Em]It's like rain

[Verse 5]
[D]on [G]your weddin[D]g day
[Em]It's a free ride[D][G]
when you've [D]already paid
[Em]It's the good [D]ad [G]vice
that you [D]just didn't [Em]take
And [F]who would've [C]thought? It [D]figures

[Verse 6]
Well, [C]life has a funny way
Of sneaking up [G]on you
When you think everything's okay
And [C]everything's [G]going right
And [C]life has a funny way
Of helping you out
[G]When you think everything's gone wrong
And [C]everything blows up
in your [G]face[D][G]

[Verse 7]
A [D]traffic [G]jam when you're [D]already late
[Em]A "no smok[D]ing" sign [G]on
your [D]ci garette break
[Em]It's like ten [D]thousand spoon[G]
s when all you [D]need is [Em]a knife
It's [D]meeting the man [G]of my dreams
And then meeting [D]his
beautiful [Em]wife
And isn't it [D]iron[G]ic, don't you [D]think?
[Em]A little too i[D]ronic,
[G]and yeah I rea[D]lly do think
[Em]It's like rain

[Verse 8]
[D]on [G]your weddin[D]g day
[Em]It's a free ride[D][G]
when you've [D]already paid
[Em]It's the good ad v[D]ice[G]
that you [D]just didn't [Em]take
And [F]who [C]would've thought? It figures

[Verse 9]
[D]An [C]d y[G]eah, well, life[C] has a funny way
Of sneaking up on [G]you
And [C]life has a funny, funny [G]way
Of helping you [C]out
Helping you [Am]out
[C]