Originally in E, I play in A
Highest note that matters is the 4 (“rai-i-ain”)
Intro, basically just noodling around a bit, skippable
| Gmaj7 | Dmaj7/A | Gmaj7 | Gadd9 |
| Hey ya ya | y, yah ya ha, | ay yeah, hi |
Vox on the 1 on “old”
| A/C# | D | A/C# | Bm | |
| An | old | man | turned ninety- | eight |
| A/C# | D | A/C# | Bm | |
| He won t | he lottery | and | died the next | day |
| A/C# | D | A/C# | Bm | |
| It’s a | black | fly in | your Chardonn | ay |
| A/C# | D | A/C# | Bm | |
| It’s a | death row | pardon two | minutes too | late |
| A/C# | D | A/C# | Bm | |
| And isn’t it | ironic | don’t you | think |
Vox on 4 3 1 on “rai-i-ain”
| A | D | A | Bm | |
| It’s like ra | aai | in on your | wedding | day |
| A | D | A | Bm | |
| It’s a free | rid | e when you’ve | already | paid |
| A | D | A | Bm | |
| It’s the good ad | vi | ce that you | just didn’t | take |
| C | G | A | |
| And | who would’ve | thought it fig | ures |
| A/C# | D | A/C# | Bm | |
| Mister | play it safe | was a | fraid to fly |
| A/C# | D | A/C# | Bm | |
| He packed his | suit | case and kissed his | kids goodby | e |
| A/C# | D | A/C# | Bm | |
| He waited his | whole damn | life to | take that | flight |
| A/C# | D | A/C# | Bm | |
| And as the | plane crashed | down he thought, well, | isn’t this nic | e |
| A/C# | D | A/C# | Bm | |
| And isn’t it i | ronic | don’t you | think |
| A | D | A | Bm | |
| It’s like ra | aai | in on your | wedding | day |
| A | D | A | Bm | |
| It’s a free | rid | e when you’ve | already | paid |
| A | D | A | Bm | |
| It’s the good ad | vi | ce that you | just didn’t | take |
| C | G | A | |
| And | who would’ve | thought it fig | ures |
Bridge
| Gmaj7 | Dmaj7/A | |
| Well, | life has a funny way of sneaking up | on you when you think everything’s okay |
| Gmaj7 | Dmaj7/A | |
| And | everything’s going rig | ht |
| Gmaj7 | Dmaj7/A | |
| And | life has a funny way of helping you o | ut when you think everything’s gone wrong |
| Gmaj7 | Gadd9 | |
| And | everything blows up in your face |
| A/C# | D | A/C# | Bm | |
| A | traffic | jam when you’re | already late |
| A/C# | D | A/C# | Bm | |
| A no | smoking | sign on your | cigarette | break |
| A/C# | D | A/C# | Bm | |
| It’s like | ten thousand | spoons when all you | need is a | knife |
| A/C# | D | A/C# | Bm | |
| It’s | meeting the man of my | dreams, and then mee | ting his beautiful | wife, hmm |
| A/C# | D | A/C# | Bm | |
| And isn’t it i | ronic | don’t you | think |
| A/C# | D | A/C# | Bm | |
| A little too | ironic | and yeah, I | really do think |
| A | D | A | Bm | |
| It’s like ra | aai | in on your | wedding | day |
| A | D | A | Bm | |
| It’s a free | rid | e when you’ve | already | paid |
| A | D | A | Bm | |
| It’s the good ad | vi | ce that you | just didn’t | take |
| C | G | A | |
| And | who would’ve | thought it fig | ures |
| Gmaj7 | Dmaj7/A |
| Gmaj7 | Dmaj7/A | |
| And yeah, | life has a funny way of sneaking up on | you |
| Gmaj7 | Dmaj7/A | |
| And | life has a funny, funny way |
| Gmaj7 | |
| Of helping you o | ut, helping you out |