C F C DmAn old man turned ninety-eight

C F C DmHe won the lottery and died the next day

C F C DmIt´s a black fly in your Chardonnay

C F C DmIt´s a death row pardon two minutes too late

C F C DmIsn´t it ironic ... don´t you think

C F C DmIt´s like rain on your wedding day

C F C DmIt´s a free ride when you´ve already paid

C F C DmIt´s the good advice that you just didn´t take

D# A# CWho would´ve thought ... it figures

C F C DmMr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly

C F C DmHe packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye

C F C DmHe waited his whole damn life to take that flight

C FAnd as the plane crashed down he thought

C Dm" Well isn´t this nice ... "

C F C DmAnd isn´t it ironic ... don´t you think

C F C DmIt´s like rain on your wedding day

C F C DmIt´s a free ride when you´ve already paid

C F C DmIt´s the good advice that you just didn´t take

D# A# CWho would´ve thought ... it figures

A#maj7 CWell life has a funny way of sneaking up on you

A#maj7 CWhen you think everything´s okay and everything´s going right

A#maj7 CAnd life has a funny way of helping you out when

A#maj7You think everything´s gone wrong and everything blows up

CIn your face

C F C DmA traffic jam when you´re already late

C F C DmA no-smoking sign on your cigarette break

C F C DmIt´s like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife

C FIt´s meeting the man of my dreams

C DmAnd then meeting his beautiful wife

C F C DmAnd isn´t it ironic ... don´t you think

C F C DmA little too ironic ... and yeah I really do think ...

C F C DmIt´s like rain on your wedding day

C F C DmIt´s a free ride when you´ve already paid

C F C DmIt´s the good advice that you just didn´t take

D# A# CWho would´ve thought ... it figures

A#maj7 CLife has a funny way of sneaking up on you

A#maj7 C A#maj7Life has a funny, funny way --- of helping you out

Helping you out