7 Chords used in the song: Cadd9, D9, D/F#, G9, Em7, G, Fm
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[Intro]Cadd9 D9 Cadd9
A|-----5----|
E|-3-2------|
C|----------|
G|-------0--|
[verse1]
D/F# G9 D/F# Em7
An old man turned ninety-eight
D/F# G9 D/F# Em7
He won the lottery and died the next day
D/F# G9 D/F# Em7
It's a black fly in your chardonnay
D/F# G9 D/F# Em7
It's a death row pardon two minutes too late
D/F# G9 D/F# Em7
Isn't it ironic... don't you think
[chorus]
D/F# G D/F# Em7
It's like rain on your wedding day
D/F# G D/F# Em7
It's a free ride when you've already paid
D/F# G D/F# Em7
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Fm Cadd9 D/F#
And who would've thought... it figures
[verse2]
D/F# G9 D/F# Em7
Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly
D/F# G9 D/F# Em7
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye
D/F# G9 D/F# Em7
He waited his whole damn life to take that flight
D/F# G9 D/F# Em7
And as the plane crashed down he thought, well isn't this nice
D/F# G9 D/F# Em7
And Isn't this ironic ... don't you think?
[chorus]
D/F# G D/F# Em7
It's like rain on your wedding day
D/F# G D/F# Em7
It's a free ride when you've already paid
D/F# G D/F# Em7
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Fm Cadd9 D/F#
And who would've thought... it figures
[bridge]
Cadd9 D9
Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
D9 D9 Cadd9 D9
When you think everything's ok and everythings going right
D9 D9 Cadd9 D9
And yeah well life has a funny way of helping you out when
D9 D9 Cadd9
You think evertyhing's gone wrong and everthing blows up in your face
-e|-3-2------|
-B|-----3----|
-G|-------0--|
[verse3]
D/F# G9 D/F# Em7
A traffic jam when you're already late
D/F# G9 D/F# Em7
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
D/F# G9 D/F# Em7
It's like 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife
D/F# G9 D/F# Em7
It's meeting the man of my dreams then meeting his beautiful wife
D/F# G9 D/F# Em7
And isn't it ironic... don't you think
D/F# G9 D/F# Em7
A little too ironic.. and yeah I really do think...
[chorus]
D/F# G D/F# Em7
It's like rain on your wedding day
D/F# G D/F# Em7
It's a free ride when you've already paid
D/F# G D/F# Em7
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Fm Cadd9 D/F#
And who would've thought... it figures
[outro]
Cadd9 D9 D9 D9 Cadd9 D9 D9 D9
Cadd9 D9 D9 D9 Cadd9
A|-----5----|
E|-3-2------|
C|----------|
G|-------0--|
Cadd9
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About this song: Ironic
"Ironic" is a song written by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard and produced by Ballard for Morissette's third album Jagged Little Pill (1995). It was released as the album's fourth single in 1996. Musically, the song is a glossy take on a basic grunge music format with delicate, sparsely-instrumented verses alternating with loud, aggressive chorus sections. Lyrically, it comprises a series of vignettes describing situations that end with the question "Isn't it ironic?"