Intro: 

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            Hi yi yi---  yi yi yi yi yi yi


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An old man turned ninety-eight   
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He won the lottery and died the next day
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It's a black fly in your Ehardonnay
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It's a death row pardon two minutes too late
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Isn't it ironic ... don't you think 

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It's like rain on your wedding day
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It's a free ride when you've already paid
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It's the good advice that you just didn't take
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Who would 've 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 to take that flight
And as the plane crashed down he thought
" Well isn't this nice ... "
And isn't it ironic ... don't you think 

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It's like rain on your wedding day
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It's a free ride when you've already paid
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It's the good advice that you just didn't take
    A          E                  F#sus 
Who would 've thought ... it figures 

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Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
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When you think everything's okay and everything's going right 
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And life has a funny way of helping you out when
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You think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up
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In your face

A traffic jam when you're 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 meeting the man of my dreams
And then meeting his beautiful wife
And isn't it ironic ... don't you think
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A little too ironic ... and yeah I really do think ...

Chorus:
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It's like rain on your wedding day
            F#  B             F#       G#m7
It's a free ride when you've already paid
              F#  B            F#           G#m7
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
    A          E                  F#sus 
Who would 've thought ... it figures 

      Emaj7                              Bmaj7
Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
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Life has a funny, funny way --- of helping you out
         
Helping you out