Ironic chords by Alanis Morissette
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Intro 1
(C major) Hey, I, I (D major)
Yeah, ah, ah (C major) I, yeah, I
(C major)
Verse 1
An (D major) old (G major) man (D major) turned ninety- (E minor) eight
He (D major) won the lottery (G major)
and (D major) died the next (E minor) day
It's a (D major) black (G major) fly in (D major) your Chardon (E minor) nay
It's a (D major) death row (G major) pardon
two (D major) minutes too (E minor) late
And isn't it (D major) ironic (G major)
don't you (D major) think? (E minor)
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Chorus 1
It's like rain (D major) (G major) on your (D major) wedding (E minor) day
It's a free ride (D major) (G major) when you've (D major) already (E minor) paid
It's the good advice (D major) (G major)
that you (D major) just didn't (E minor) take
And (F major) who would've (C major) thought? It figures (D major)
Verse 2
Mr. (D major) Play It Safe (G major) was afraid (D major) to fly (E minor)
He packed his (D major) suit (G major) case and kissed his
(D major) kids goodbye (E minor)
He waited his (D major) whole damn (G major) life
to (D major) take that (E minor) flight
And as the (D major) plane crashed (G major) down,
he thought "Well, (D major) isn't this nice" (E minor)
And isn't it ironic, (D major) (G major)
don't you (D major) think? (E minor)
Chorus 2
It's like rain (D major) (G major) on your (D major) wedding (E minor) day
It's a free ride (D major) (G major) when you've (D major) already (E minor) paid
It's the good advice (D major) (G major)
that you (D major) just didn't (E minor) take
And (F major) who would've (C major) thought? It figures (D major)
Bridge 1
Well, (C major) life has a funny way
Of sneaking up on (D major) you
When you think everything's okay
And (C major) everything's going right (D major)
And (C major) life has a funny way
Of helping you out
(D major) When you think everything's gone wrong
And (C major) everything blows up in your face
Verse 3
A (D major) traffic (G major) jam when you're (D major) already late
(E minor) A "no (D major) smoking" (G major) sign
on your (D major) cigarette (E minor) break
It's like (D major) ten thousand (G major) spoons when all
you (D major) need is a (E minor) knife
It's (D major) meeting the man of my (G major) dreams
And then meeting (D major) his beautiful (E minor) wife
And isn't it ironic, (D major)
(G major) don't you (D major) think? (E minor)
A little too (D major) ironic, (G major)
and yeah I (D major) really do think (E minor)
Chorus 3
It's like rain (D major) (G major) on your (D major) wedding (E minor) day
It's a free ride (D major) (G major) when you've (D major) already (E minor) paid
It's the good advice (D major) (G major)
that you (D major) just didn't (E minor) take
And (F major) who would've (C major) thought? It figures (D major)
Outro 1
(C major) (D major) And yeah,
well, (C major) life has a funny way
Of sneaking up on (D major) you
And (C major) life has a funny, funny way
(D major) Of helping you out (C major)
(D major) Helping you (C major) out
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