B E B C#mAn old man turned ninety-eight

B E B C#mHe won the lottery and died the next day

B E B C#mIt´s a black fly in your Chardonnay

B E B C#mIt´s a death row pardon two minutes too late

B E B C#mIsn´t it ironic ... don´t you think

B E B C#mIt´s like rain on your wedding day

B E B C#mIt´s a free ride when you´ve already paid

B E B C#mIt´s the good advice that you just didn´t take

D A BWho would´ve thought ... it figures

B E B C#mMr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly

B E B C#mHe packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye

B E B C#mHe waited his whole damn life to take that flight

B EAnd as the plane crashed down he thought

B C#m" Well isn´t this nice ... "

B E B C#mAnd isn´t it ironic ... don´t you think

B E B C#mIt´s like rain on your wedding day

B E B C#mIt´s a free ride when you´ve already paid

B E B C#mIt´s the good advice that you just didn´t take

D A BWho would´ve thought ... it figures

Amaj7 BWell life has a funny way of sneaking up on you

Amaj7 BWhen you think everything´s okay and everything´s going right

Amaj7 BAnd life has a funny way of helping you out when

Amaj7You think everything´s gone wrong and everything blows up

BIn your face

B E B C#mA traffic jam when you´re already late

B E B C#mA no-smoking sign on your cigarette break

B E B C#mIt´s like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife

B EIt´s meeting the man of my dreams

B C#mAnd then meeting his beautiful wife

B E B C#mAnd isn´t it ironic ... don´t you think

B E B C#mA little too ironic ... and yeah I really do think ...

B E B C#mIt´s like rain on your wedding day

B E B C#mIt´s a free ride when you´ve already paid

B E B C#mIt´s the good advice that you just didn´t take

D A BWho would´ve thought ... it figures

Amaj7 BLife has a funny way of sneaking up on you

Amaj7 B Amaj7Life has a funny, funny way --- of helping you out

Helping you out