e|--0--|--3--|--5--|
B|--3--|--0--|--0--|
G|--0--|--0--|--0--|
D|--4--|--2--|--4--|
A|--5--|--3--|--5--|
E|-----|-----|-----|
D* Cmaj7 D6add11
[Intro]
Cmaj7 D6add11
Cmaj7
e|-3-2------|
B|-----3----|
G|-------0--|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
[Verse 1]
D/F# Gadd9 D/F# Em7 D/F# Gadd9 D/F# Em7
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------0---------|-3---------------|-3-----3---------|----3------------|
G|-2-----2---------|-2-----0---------|-2--2--2---------|-2-----0---------|
D|-0---------------|-------0---------|-----------------|-0-----0---------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-2-----3---------|-2-----0---------|-2-----3---------|-2-----0---------|
D/F# Gadd9 D/F# Em7
An old man turned ninety-eight
D/F# Gadd9 D/F# Em7
He won the lottery and died the next day
D/F# Gadd9 D/F# Em7
It's a black fly in your Chardonnay
D/F# Gadd9 D/F# Em7
It's a death row pardon two minutes too late
D/F# Gadd9 D/F# Em7
Isn't it ironic ... don't you think
[Chorus]
D G D Em
It's like rain on your wedding day
D G D Em
It's a free ride when you've already paid
D G D Em
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
F C D*
Who would've thought ... it figures
[Verse 2]
D/F# Gadd9 D/F# Em7
Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly
D/F# Gadd9 D/F# Em7
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye
D/F# Gadd9 D/F# Em7
He waited his whole damn life to take that flight
D/F# Gadd9
And as the plane crashed down he thought
D/F# Em7
" Well isn't this nice ... "
D/F# Gadd9 D/F# Em7
And isn't it ironic ... don't you think
[Chorus]
D G D Em
It's like rain on your wedding day
D G D Em
It's a free ride when you've already paid
D G D Em
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
F C D*
Who would've thought ... it figures
[Bridge]
Cmaj7 D6add11
Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
Cmaj7 D6add11
When you think everything's okay and everything's going right
Cmaj7 D6add11
And life has a funny way of helping you out when
Cmaj7
You think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up
In your face
e|-3-2------|
B|-----3----|
G|-------0--|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
[Verse 3]
D/F# Gadd9 D/F# Em7
A traffic jam when you're already late
D/F# Gadd9 D/F# Em7
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
D/F# Gadd9 D/F# Em7
It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
D/F# Gadd9
It's meeting the man of my dreams
D/F# Em7
And then meeting his beautiful wife
D/F# Gadd9 D/F# Em7
And isn't it ironic ... don't you think
D/F# Gadd9 D/F# Em7
A little too ironic ... and yeah I really do think ...
[Chorus]
D G D Em
It's like rain on your wedding day
D G D Em
It's a free ride when you've already paid
D G D Em
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
F C D*
Who would've thought ... it figures
[Outro]
Cmaj7 D6add11
Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
Cmaj7 D6add11 Cmaj7
Life has a funny, funny way --- of helping you out
Helping you outIronic chords and lyrics
Free chords for Ironic by Alanis Morissette. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.
D* Cmaj7 D6add11 [Intro] Cmaj7 D6add11 Cmaj7 [Verse 1] [Chorus] [Verse 2] [Chorus] [Bridge] In your face [Verse 3] [Chorus] [Outro] Helping you out
Ironic Chords by Alanis Morissette
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