Capo 4 
 
    D  G   D              Em 
An old man  turned ninety-eight    
            D   G      D            Em 
He won the lottery and died the next day 
       D     G          D        Em 
It´s a black fly in your  Chardonnay 
       D         G          D           Em 
It´s a death row pardon two minutes too late 
          D    G  D               Em 
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  
 
   D        G       D         Em 
Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly 
   D          G            D              Em 
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye 
              D          G       D         Em 
He waited his whole damn life to take that flight 
           D             G                      
And as the plane crashed down he thought 
D                  Em 
" Well isn´t this nice ... " 
              D    G  D               Em 
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  
 
      Cmaj7                  D  
Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you 
                            Cmaj7                       D 
When you think everything´s okay and everything´s going right  
     Cmaj7                  D 
And life has a funny way of helping you out when 
                                       Cmaj7                   
You think everything´s gone wrong and everything blows up 
         D 
In your face 
 
  D       G              D         Em 
А traffic jam when you´re  already late 
     D       G            D        Em 
А no-smoking sign on your cigarette break 
          D            G                  D         Em 
It´s like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife 
                  D        G        
It´s meeting the man of my dreams 
                     D         Em 
And then meeting his beautiful wife 
              D    G  D               Em 
And isn´t it ironic ... don´t you think 
        D     G                    D        Em 
А 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  
 
Cmaj7                   D 
Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you 
Cmaj7                              D         Cmaj7 
Life has a funny, funny way --- of helping you out           
Helping you out 

     F#  B   F#            G#m
 An old man turned ninety-eight
            F#   B      F#            G#m
 He won the lottery and died the next day
        F#    B           F#    G#m
 It`s a black fly in your chardonnay
        F#        B          F#         G#m
 It`s a death row pardon two minutes too late
 
           F#   B              F#    G#m
 Isn`t it ironic... don`t you think
 
                      F# B         F#      G#m
 Chorus:    It`s like rain on your wedding day
                        F# B             F#      G#m
            It`s a free ride when you`ve already paid
                          F#   B          F#          G#m
            It`s the good advice that you just didn`t take
            A              E             F#
            Who would have 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 just to take that flight
 And as the plane crashed down he thouht "well isn`t this nice..."
 
              F#    B             F#     G#m
 And isn`t it ironic... don`t you think?
 
 (Chorus)
 
      B                                F#
 Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
                                       G#m
 When you think everything is okay and everything`s going right
      B                               F#
 And life has a funny way of helping you out when
                                       G#m
 You think everything`s gone wrong and everything blows up in your face
 
 B   F#   (B very short)
 
 A traffic jam when you are 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 like meeting the man of my dreams then meeting his beautiful wife
 
              F#     B            F#      G#m
 And isn`t it ironic... don`t you think?
              F#     B             F#              G#m
 A little too ironic... and yeah i really do think...
 
 (Chorus)
 
  B                                     F#
 Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
  B                         F#                B
 Life has a funny, funny way  of helping you out - helping you out