Intro: (F7+ C F7+)
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An old man turned ninety-eight
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He won the lottery and died the next day
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It’s a black fly in your Chardonnay
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It’s a death row pardon two minutes too late
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Isn’t it ironic don’t you think?
(Chorus)
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It’s like rain on your wedding day
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It’s a free ride when you’ve already paid
G C G Am
It’s the good advice that you just didn’t take
Bb F G
Who would’ve thought it figures
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Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly
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He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye
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He waited his whole damn life to take that flight
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And as the plane crashed down he thought
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“Well isn’t this nice"
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“ Well isn’t it ironic" don’t you think?
(Chorus)
G C G Am
It’s like rain on your wedding day
G C G Am
It’s a free ride when you’ve already paid
G C G Am
It’s the good advice that you just didn’t take
Bb F G
Who would’ve thought it figures
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Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
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When you think everything’s okay and everything’s going right
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And life has a funny way of helping you out when
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You think everything’s gone wrong and everything blows up in your face
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A traffic jam when you’re already late
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A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
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It’s like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
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It’s meeting the man of my dreams
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And then meeting his beautiful wife
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And isn’t ironic don’t you think?
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A little too ironic and yeah I really do think
(Chorus)
G C G Am
It’s like rain on your wedding day
G C G Am
It’s a free ride when you’ve already paid
G C G Am
It’s the good advice that you just didn’t take
Bb F G
Who would’ve thought it figures
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Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
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Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out
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Helping you out
