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 to 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