E A E F#mAn old man turned ninety-eight

E A E F#mHe won the lottery and died the next day

E A E F#mIt´s a black fly in your Chardonnay

E A E F#mIt´s a death row pardon two minutes too late

E A E F#mIsn´t it ironic ... don´t you think

E A E F#mIt´s like rain on your wedding day

E A E F#mIt´s a free ride when you´ve already paid

E A E F#mIt´s the good advice that you just didn´t take

G D EWho would´ve thought ... it figures

E A E F#mMr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly

E A E F#mHe packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye

E A E F#mHe waited his whole damn life to take that flight

E AAnd as the plane crashed down he thought

E F#m" Well isn´t this nice ... "

E A E F#mAnd isn´t it ironic ... don´t you think

E A E F#mIt´s like rain on your wedding day

E A E F#mIt´s a free ride when you´ve already paid

E A E F#mIt´s the good advice that you just didn´t take

G D EWho would´ve thought ... it figures

Dmaj7 EWell life has a funny way of sneaking up on you

Dmaj7 EWhen you think everything´s okay and everything´s going right

Dmaj7 EAnd life has a funny way of helping you out when

Dmaj7You think everything´s gone wrong and everything blows up

EIn your face

E A E F#mA traffic jam when you´re already late

E A E F#mA no-smoking sign on your cigarette break

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

E AIt´s meeting the man of my dreams

E F#mAnd then meeting his beautiful wife

E A E F#mAnd isn´t it ironic ... don´t you think

E A E F#mA little too ironic ... and yeah I really do think ...

E A E F#mIt´s like rain on your wedding day

E A E F#mIt´s a free ride when you´ve already paid

E A E F#mIt´s the good advice that you just didn´t take

G D EWho would´ve thought ... it figures

Dmaj7 ELife has a funny way of sneaking up on you

Dmaj7 E Dmaj7Life has a funny, funny way --- of helping you out

Helping you out