Alanis Morissette - Ironic

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

Gmaj7Hey ya yaDmaj7/Ay, yah ya ha,Gmaj7ay yeah, hiGadd9

Vox on the 1 on “old”

An A/C#old Dman A/C#turned ninety-Bmeight

He won tA/C#he lottery Dand A/C#died the next Bmday

It’s a A/C#black Dfly in A/C#your ChardonnBmay

It’s a A/C#death row Dpardon two A/C#minutes too Bmlate

And isn’t it A/C#ironic Ddon’t you A/C#think Bm

Mister A/C#play it safeDwas aA/C#fraid to fly Bm

He packed his A/C#suitDcase and kissed his A/C#kids goodbyBme

He waited his A/C#whole damn Dlife to A/C#take that Bmflight

And as the A/C#plane crashed Ddown he thought, well, A/C#isn’t this nicBme

And isn’t it iA/C#ronic Ddon’t you A/C#think Bm

Bridge

Well, Gmaj7life has a funny way of sneaking up Dmaj7/Aon you when you think everything’s okay

And Gmaj7everything’s going rigDmaj7/Aht

And Gmaj7life has a funny way of helping you oDmaj7/Aut when you think everything’s gone wrong

And Gmaj7everything blows up in your face Gadd9

A A/C#traffic Djam when you’re A/C#already lateBm

A no A/C#smoking Dsign on your A/C#cigarette Bmbreak

It’s like A/C#ten thousand Dspoons when all you A/C#need is a Bmknife

It’s A/C#meeting the man of my Ddreams, and then meeA/C#ting his beautiful Bmwife, hmm

And isn’t it iA/C#ronic Ddon’t you A/C#think Bm

A little too A/C#ironic Dand yeah, I A/C#really do think Bm

Gmaj7Dmaj7/A

And yeah, Gmaj7life has a funny way of sneaking up on Dmaj7/Ayou

And Gmaj7life has a funny, funny way Dmaj7/A

Of helping you oGmaj7ut, helping you out