G# C# G# A#mAn old man turned ninety-eight

G# C# G# A#mHe won the lottery and died the next day

G# C# G# A#mIt´s a black fly in your Chardonnay

G# C# G# A#mIt´s a death row pardon two minutes too late

G# C# G# A#mIsn´t it ironic ... don´t you think

G# C# G# A#mIt´s like rain on your wedding day

G# C# G# A#mIt´s a free ride when you´ve already paid

G# C# G# A#mIt´s the good advice that you just didn´t take

B F# G#Who would´ve thought ... it figures

G# C# G# A#mMr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly

G# C# G# A#mHe packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye

G# C# G# A#mHe waited his whole damn life to take that flight

G# C#And as the plane crashed down he thought

G# A#m" Well isn´t this nice ... "

G# C# G# A#mAnd isn´t it ironic ... don´t you think

G# C# G# A#mIt´s like rain on your wedding day

G# C# G# A#mIt´s a free ride when you´ve already paid

G# C# G# A#mIt´s the good advice that you just didn´t take

B F# G#Who would´ve thought ... it figures

F#maj7 G#Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you

F#maj7 G#When you think everything´s okay and everything´s going right

F#maj7 G#And life has a funny way of helping you out when

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

G#In your face

G# C# G# A#mA traffic jam when you´re already late

G# C# G# A#mA no-smoking sign on your cigarette break

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

G# C#It´s meeting the man of my dreams

G# A#mAnd then meeting his beautiful wife

G# C# G# A#mAnd isn´t it ironic ... don´t you think

G# C# G# A#mA little too ironic ... and yeah I really do think ...

G# C# G# A#mIt´s like rain on your wedding day

G# C# G# A#mIt´s a free ride when you´ve already paid

G# C# G# A#mIt´s the good advice that you just didn´t take

B F# G#Who would´ve thought ... it figures

F#maj7 G#Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you

F#maj7 G# F#maj7Life has a funny, funny way --- of helping you out

Helping you out