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by Alanis Morissette


Ironic by Alanis Morisette
Capo -- 4th fret 

                       
An old man  turned ninety-eight   
                                 
He won the lottery and died the next day
                              
It´s a black fly in your  Chardonnay
                                     
It´s a death row pardon two minutes too late
                               
Isn´t it ironic ... don´t you think 


Chorus:
                            
It´s like rain on your wedding day
                                  
It´s a free ride when you´ve already paid
                                       
It´s the good advice that you just didn´t take
                                 
Who would´ve thought ... it figures 


                           
Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly
                                       
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye
                                        
He waited his whole damn life to take that flight
                                             
And as the plane crashed down he thought
                  
" Well isn´t this nice ... "
                                   
And isn´t it ironic ... don´t you think 


Chorus:
                            
It´s like rain on your wedding day
                                  
It´s a free ride when you´ve already paid
                                       
It´s the good advice that you just didn´t take
                                 
Who would´ve thought ... it figures 


                         
Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
                                                   
When you think everything´s okay and everything´s going right 
                       
And life has a funny way of helping you out when
                                                         
You think everything´s gone wrong and everything blows up
         
In your face


                                
A traffic jam when you´re  already late
                                
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
                                                 
It´s like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
                                 
It´s meeting the man of my dreams
                              
And then meeting his beautiful wife
                                   
And isn´t it ironic ... don´t you think
                                         
A little too ironic ... and yeah I really do think ...


Chorus:
                            
It´s like rain on your wedding day
                                  
It´s a free ride when you´ve already paid
                                       
It´s the good advice that you just didn´t take
                                 
Who would´ve thought ... it figures 


                   
Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
                                       
Life has a funny, funny way --- of helping you out
         
Helping you out