Standard (EADGBE)

 An old man turned ninety-eight

 He won the lottery and died the next day

 It´s a black fly in your Chardonnay

 It´s a death row pardon two minutes too late

 Isn´t it ironic ... don´t you think

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 It´s like rain on your wedding day

 It´s a free ride when you´ve already paid

 It´s the good advice that you just didn´t take

 Who would´ve thought ... it figures

 Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly

 He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye

 He waited his whole damn life to take that flight

 And as the plane crashed down he thought

" Well isn´t this nice ... "

 And isn´t it ironic ... don´t you think

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 It´s like rain on your wedding day

 It´s a free ride when you´ve already paid

 It´s the good advice that you just didn´t take

 Who would´ve thought ... it figures

 Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you

 When you think everything´s okay and everything´s going right

 And life has a funny way of helping you out when

 You think everything´s gone wrong and everything blows up

 In your face

 A traffic jam when you´re already late

 A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break

 It´s like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife

 It´s meeting the man of my dreams

 And then meeting his beautiful wife

 And isn´t it ironic ... don´t you think

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

Chorus

 It´s like rain on your wedding day

 It´s a free ride when you´ve already paid

 It´s the good advice that you just didn´t take

 Who would´ve thought ... it figures

Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you

Life has a funny, funny way --- of helping you out

Helping you out