Ironic Alanis Morissette
Chords used:
G/B: 020033 Am7: 002013 in the chorus and 002010 in the Verses
G : 320003 C9 : 032013 Bb: 113331 F : 133211 C : 032010
Tuning: D# G# C# F# A# D#
Intro: G/B C G/B Am7
Note: In the intro, the 1st and the 3rd Verse you can strum every chord once or you can
a simple picking which i prefer to do:
[G/B] [C] [G/B] [Am7]
D#|--3------0---------3------0------| A#|--3------1---------3------1------| F#|--0------0---------0------0------| C#|---------------------------------| G#|--2------3---------2------0------| D#|---------------------------------|
An [G/B]old [C]man t[G/B]urned ninety[Am7]-eight
He won the[G/B] lotte[C]ry and [G/B]died the next[Am7] day
It's a [G/B]black f[C]ly in yo[G/B]ur chardonn[Am7]ay
it's a [G/B]death row p[C]ardon two mi[G/B]nutes too lat[Am7]e
and isn't it I[G/B]ronic? [C] Don't you th[G/B]ink?[Am7]
Chorus:
It's like rain[G]____[C9]_ on your w[G/B]edding [Am7]day
It's a free ride[G]____[C9]__ when you've [G/B]already [Am7]paid
It's the good advice[G]___[C9]__ that you [G/B]just didn't[Am7] take
And w[Bb]ho would've th[F]ought it figure[G]s
Mr. P[G/B]lay-it-[C]Safe was [G/B]afraid to fly[Am7]
He packed his[G/B] suitc[C]ase and kissed his [G/B]kids good-bye[Am7]
He waited his [G/B]whole damn [C]life to [G/B]take that f[Am7]light
and as the [G/B]plane crashed [C]down he thought "[G/B]well isn't this nic[Am7]e"
and isn't it I[G/B]ronic? [C] Don't you th[G/B]ink?[Am7]
Repeat Chorus
Well l[F]ife has a funny way of sneaking up on [G]you when you think everything's
okay [F]and everything's going right[G]
And [F]life has a funny way of helping you [G]out when you think everythings gone
wrong [F]and everything blows up in your [C]face
A tr[G/B]affic j[C]am when you'[G/B]re already l[Am7]ate
a no-sm[G/B]oking-s[C]ign on your [G/B]zigarette br[Am7]eak
It's like t[G/B]en thousand [C]spoons when all you [G/B]need is a kn[Am7]ife
It's meeting[G/B] the men of my [C]dreams an then meeting his [G/B]beautiful wi[Am7]fe
and isn't it i[G/B]ronic? [C] Don't you thin[G/B]k?[Am7]
a little too iro[G/B]nic [C] And yeah i really[G/B] do th[Am7]ink
Repeat Chorus
Life has a fu[G/B]nny way[C] of sneaking up[G/B] on yo[Am7]u
Life has a fu[G/B]nny, fu[C]nny way of helping[G/B] you o[Am7]ut
helping y[G/B]ou out[C]
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