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