VerseDGDEm
An old man turned ninety-eight
DGDEm
He won the lottery and died the next day
DGDEm
It´s a black fly in your Chardonnay
DGDEm
It´s a death row pardon two minutes too late
DGDEm
Isn´t it ironic ... don´t you think
ChorusDGDEm
It´s like rain on your wedding day
DGDEm
It´s a free ride when you´ve already paid
DGDEm
It´s the good advice that you just didn´t take
FCD
Who would´ve thought ... it figures
VerseDGDEm
Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly
DGDEm
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye
DGDEm
He waited his whole damn life to take that flight
DG
And as the plane crashed down he thought
DEm
" Well isn´t this nice ... "
DGDEm
And isn´t it ironic ... don´t you think
ChorusDGDEm
It´s like rain on your wedding day
DGDEm
It´s a free ride when you´ve already paid
DGDEm
It´s the good advice that you just didn´t take
FCD
Who would´ve thought ... it figures
BridgeCD
Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
CD
When you think everything´s okay and everything´s going right
CD
And life has a funny way of helping you out when
C
You think everything´s gone wrong and everything blows up
D
In your face
VerseDGDEmA traffic jam when you´re already late
DGDEmA no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
DGDEm
It´s like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
DG
It´s meeting the man of my dreams
DEm
And then meeting his beautiful wife
DGDEm
And isn´t it ironic ... don´t you think
DGDEmA little too ironic ... and yeah I really do think ...
ChorusDGDEm
It´s like rain on your wedding day
DGDEm
It´s a free ride when you´ve already paid
DGDEm
It´s the good advice that you just didn´t take
FCD
Who would´ve thought ... it figures
OutroCD
Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
CDC
Life has a funny, funny way --- of helping you out
Helping you out
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