G C G Am An old man turned ninety-eight G C G Am He won the lottery and died the next day G C G Am Itʼs a black fly in your chardonnay G C G Am Itʼs a death row pardon two minutes too late G C G Am Isnʼt it ironic... donʼt you think Chorus: G C G Am Itʼs like rain on your wedding day G C G Am Itʼs a free ride when youʼve already paid G C G Am Itʼs the good advice that you just didnʼt take A# F G Who would have thought... it figures G C G Am Mr. play-it-safe was afraid to fly G C G Am He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye G C G Am He waited his whole damn life just to take that flight G C G Am And as the plane crashed down he thouht "well isnʼt this nice..." G C G Am And isnʼt it ironic... donʼt you think? Chorus: G C G Am Itʼs like rain on your wedding day G C G Am Itʼs a free ride when youʼve already paid G C G Am Itʼs the good advice that you just didnʼt take A# F G Who would have thought... it figures C G Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you Am When you think everything is okay and everythingʼs going right C G And life has a funny way of helping you out when Am You think everythingʼs gone wrong and everything blows up in your face C G А traffic jam when you are already late C G А no-smoking sign on your cigarette break C G Itʼs like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife C G Itʼs like meeting the man of my dreams then meeting his beautiful wife G C G Am And isnʼt it ironic... donʼt you think? G C G Am А little too ironic... and yeah i really do think... Chorus: G C G Am Itʼs like rain on your wedding day G C G Am Itʼs a free ride when youʼve already paid G C G Am Itʼs the good advice that you just didnʼt take A# F G Who would have thought... it figures C G Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you C G C Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out - helping you out