G C G AmAn old man turned ninety-eight

G C G AmHe won the lottery and died the next day

G C G AmIt´s a black fly in your Chardonnay

G C G AmIt´s a death row pardon two minutes too late

G C G AmIsn´t it ironic ... don´t you think

G C G AmIt´s like rain on your wedding day

G C G AmIt´s a free ride when you´ve already paid

G C G AmIt´s the good advice that you just didn´t take

A# F GWho would´ve thought ... it figures

G C G AmMr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly

G C G AmHe packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye

G C G AmHe waited his whole damn life to take that flight

G CAnd as the plane crashed down he thought

G Am" Well isn´t this nice ... "

G C G AmAnd isn´t it ironic ... don´t you think

G C G AmIt´s like rain on your wedding day

G C G AmIt´s a free ride when you´ve already paid

G C G AmIt´s the good advice that you just didn´t take

A# F GWho would´ve thought ... it figures

Fmaj7 GWell life has a funny way of sneaking up on you

Fmaj7 GWhen you think everything´s okay and everything´s going right

Fmaj7 GAnd life has a funny way of helping you out when

Fmaj7You think everything´s gone wrong and everything blows up

GIn your face

G C G AmA traffic jam when you´re already late

G C G AmA no-smoking sign on your cigarette break

G C G AmIt´s like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife

G CIt´s meeting the man of my dreams

G AmAnd then meeting his beautiful wife

G C G AmAnd isn´t it ironic ... don´t you think

G C G AmA little too ironic ... and yeah I really do think ...

G C G AmIt´s like rain on your wedding day

G C G AmIt´s a free ride when you´ve already paid

G C G AmIt´s the good advice that you just didn´t take

A# F GWho would´ve thought ... it figures

Fmaj7 GLife has a funny way of sneaking up on you

Fmaj7 G Fmaj7Life has a funny, funny way --- of helping you out

Helping you out