Ironic (capo 4th) (midi)

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1. 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 Chardonnay,

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it's a death row pardon two minutes too late

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And isn't it ironic, don't you think?

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It's like ra...in on your wedding day,

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it's a free ri...de when you've already paid.

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It's the good adv...ice that you just didn't take,

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and who would have thought, it figures?

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2. Mr. Play-It-Safe was afraid to fly,

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he packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye.

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He waited his whole damn life just to take that flight,

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and as the plane crashed down he thought, "Well, isn't this nice?"

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And isn't it ironic, don't you think?

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It's like ra...in on your wedding day,

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it's a free ri...de when you've already paid.

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It's the good adv...ice that you just didn't take,

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and who would have 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 is okay, and everything's going right.

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And life has a funny way of helping you out when you think

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everything's gone wrong and everything blows up in your face.

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3. A traffic jam when you're 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,

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it's like meeting the man of my dreams,

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and then meeting his beautiful wife.

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And isn't it ironic, don't you think?

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A little too ironic, and, yeah, I really do think.

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It's like ra...in on your wedding day,

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it's a free ri...de when you've already paid.

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It's the good adv...ice that you just didn't take,

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and who would have thought, it figures?

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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.

(orig. = capo 4th) (Alanis Morissette)