7 Chords used in the song: Cadd9, D9, D/F#, G9, Em7, G, Fm
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[Intro]Eadd9
F#9
Eadd9
A|-----5----|
E|-3-2------|
C|----------|
G|-------0--|
[verse1]F#/F#
B9
F#/F#
G#m7
An old man turned ninety-eight
F#/F#
B9
F#/F#
G#m7
He won the lottery and died the next day
F#/F#
B9
F#/F#
G#m7
It's a black fly in your chardonnay
F#/F#
B9
F#/F#
G#m7
It's a death row pardon two minutes too late
F#/F#
B9
F#/F#
G#m7
Isn't it ironic... don't you think
[chorus]
F#/F#
B
F#/F#
G#m7
It's like rain on your wedding day
F#/F#
B
F#/F#
G#m7
It's a free ride when you've already paid
F#/F#
B
F#/F#
G#m7
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Am
Eadd9
F#/F#
And who would've thought... it figures
[verse2]
F#/F#
B9
F#/F#
G#m7
Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly
F#/F#
B9
F#/F#
G#m7
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye
F#/F#
B9
F#/F#
G#m7
He waited his whole damn life to take that flight
F#/F#
B9
F#/F#
G#m7
And as the plane crashed down he thought, well isn't this nice
F#/F#
B9
F#/F#
G#m7
And Isn't this ironic ... don't you think?
[chorus]
F#/F#
B
F#/F#
G#m7
It's like rain on your wedding day
F#/F#
B
F#/F#
G#m7
It's a free ride when you've already paid
F#/F#
B
F#/F#
G#m7
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Am
Eadd9
F#/F#
And who would've thought... it figures
[bridge]
Eadd9
F#9
Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
F#9
F#9
Eadd9
F#9
When you think everything's ok and everythings going rightF#9
F#9
Eadd9
F#9
And yeah well life has a funny way of helping you out when
F#9
F#9
Eadd9
You think evertyhing's gone wrong and everthing blows up in your face
-e|-3-2------|
-B|-----3----|
-G|-------0--|
[verse3]
F#/F#
B9
F#/F#
G#m7
A traffic jam when you're already late
F#/F#
B9
F#/F#
G#m7
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
F#/F#
B9
F#/F#
G#m7
It's like 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife
F#/F#
B9
F#/F#
G#m7
It's meeting the man of my dreams then meeting his beautiful wife
F#/F#
B9
F#/F#
G#m7
And isn't it ironic... don't you think
F#/F#
B9
F#/F#
G#m7
A little too ironic.. and yeah I really do think...
[chorus]
F#/F#
B
F#/F#
G#m7
It's like rain on your wedding day
F#/F#
B
F#/F#
G#m7
It's a free ride when you've already paid
F#/F#
B
F#/F#
G#m7
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Am
Eadd9
F#/F#
And who would've thought... it figures
[outro]
Eadd9
F#9
F#9
F#9
Eadd9
F#9
F#9
F#9
Eadd9
F#9
F#9
F#9
Eadd9
A|-----5----|
E|-3-2------|
C|----------|
G|-------0--|Eadd9
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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?"



