| Suggested chords: F# 244322 |
| G#m | 466444 |
| Intro 1: |
| This is played during the bit where Alanis sings \"hi hi hi, la la la, hi hi\" |
| E| 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 | 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| B| O O O O O O O O O | O O O O O O O O O |
| G| 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| D| 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
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| Intro 2: |
| E| 7 6 | |
| B| 7 | |
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| D| 9~~~ | |
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| Verse 1: An | old | man | turned ninety- | eight |
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| He won the | lotte | ry and | died the next | day |
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| It\'s a | black | fly in | your chardo | nnay |
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| It\'s a | death row | pardon two | minutes to | late |
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| And isn\'t it | ironic.. | . Don\'t yo | u think | ? |
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| Chorus: It\'s like r | ain | on your | wedding | day |
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| It\'s a free | ri | de when you\'v | e alread | y paid |
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| It\'s the good | ad | vice that you | just didn\' | t take |
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| And | who would have | thought... It fig | ures? |
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| Verse 2: Mr. | Play-It- | Safe was a | fraid to | fly |
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| He packed his | suit | case and kissed his | kids good | bye |
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| He waited his whole *** | life just t | o take that f | light |
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| And as the | plane | crashed down he thought, \"well | isn\'t thi | s nice?\" |
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| And isn\'t it | ironic | ... Don\'t yo | u think | ? |
| Chorus: (Repeat chorus as before) |
| Bridge: (Play the intro 1 rhythm throughout this part) |
| Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you |
| When you think everything is okay and everything\'s going right |
| And life has a funny way of helping you out when you think |
| Everything\'s gone wrong and everything blows up in your face |
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| A traffic jam when you are already late |
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| A no- | smoking | sign on your | cigarette | break |
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| It\'s like | ten thousand | spoons when all you | need is a | knife |
| (No instruments on these last two lines) |
| It\'s like meeting the man of my dreams |
| And then meeting his beautiful wife |
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| And isn\'t it | ironic | ... Don\'t yo | u think | ? |
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| A little | too ir | onic... And yeah I | really do | think... |
| Chorus: (Repeat chorus as before) |
| Coda: (Play the intro 1 rhythm throughout this part) |
| Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you |
| Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out... Helping you out |
| (Cymbals and ending on guitars) |