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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3Ironic - Alanis Morissette (From `Jagged Little Pill', 1995) Written By: Alanis Morissette (Lyrics/Music) and Glen Ballard (Music). Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q. 4/4 TIME (UON) @ 84 BPM (3 Min. 47 Sec.) in 'C'. Chords Used: (CAPO 1st Fret to match Orig. in 'Db') - ----------- GUITAR KEYBOARD E A D G B e Bass| Chord ------------------ -------------- FM7 - x x 3 2 1 0 F A-C-E-F G6 - 3 2 0 0 0 0 G G-B-D-E G/B - x 2 0 0 0 3 B G-B-D -OR- - x 2 0 0 3 3 Cadd9 - x 3 2 0 3 0 C G-C-D-E -OR- - x 3 2 0 3 3 Am7 - x 0 2 0 1 0 A A-C-E-G -OR- - x 0 2 0 1 3 G - 3 2 0 0 0 3 G G-B-D -OR- - 3 2 0 0 3 3 C - x 3 2 0 1 0 C G-C-E Bb - x 1 3 3 3 1 Bb Bb-D-F F - 1 3 3 2 1 1 F A-C-F INTRO: [4 M] ----- |FM7 |G6 |FM7 |FM7 | An VERSE #1: [8 M] -------- |G/B Cadd9 |G/B Am7 |G/B Cadd9 | old… man… turned… nine-ty-eight… He won the lot-te-ry,… and |G/B Am7 |G/B Cadd9 |G/B Am7 | died the next… day… It's a… black… fly… in your Char-don-nay… It's a |G/B Cadd9 |G/B Am7 | death row… par-don… two min-utes too… late… Is-n't it i-… CHORUS #1: [10 M] --------- |G/B Cadd9 |G/B Am7 |G C | …-ron-ic,… don't you think?… It's like rain… on your |G Am7 |G C | wed-ding… day… It's a free… ride… when you've |G Am7 |G C | al-read-y paid… It's the good ad-vice… that you |G Am7 |Bb F |G | just did-n't take… And who would-'ve thought… it fig-ures… Mis-ter VERSE #2: [8 M] -------- |G/B Cadd9 |G/B Am7 |G C | Play… It Safe… was… a-fraid to fly… He packed his suit-… case… and |G/B Am7 |G/B Cadd9 | kissed his kids good-bye… He wait-ed his whole… damn… life… just to |G/B Am7 |G/B Cadd9 | take that flight,… and as the plane crashed… down he thought,… Well |G/B Am7 | isn't this… nice… Is-n't it i-… CHORUS #2: [10 M] --------- |G/B Cadd9 |G/B Am7 |G C | …-ron-ic,… don't you think?… It's like rain… on your |G Am7 |G C | wed-ding… day… It's a free… ride… when you've |G Am7 |G C | al-read-y paid… It's the good ad-vice… that you |G Am7 |Bb F |G | just did-n't take… And who would-'ve thought… it fig-ures… Well, BRIDGE: [8 M] ------ |FM7 | life has a fun-ny way… of sneaking up on… |G6 | … you when you think ev-'ry-thing's o-kay, and |FM7 |G6 | ev-'ry-thing's go-in' right… And |FM7 | life has a fun-ny way… of helping you out… |G6 | … when you think everything's gone wrong,… and |FM7 |C | ev-'ry-thing blows up in your face… A VERSE #3: [8.5 M] -------- |G/B Cadd9 |G/B Am7 |G/B Cadd9 | traf-… fic jam,… when you're al-… ready late… A no-smok-ing sign… on |G/B Am7 |G/B Cadd9 | your ci-gar-ette break… It's like ten thou-… sand spoons… when all you |G/B Am7 |G/B Cadd9 | need is a knife… It's meet-ing the man of my dreams,… and then 2/4 4/4 |G/B Am7 |Am7 | meet-ing his beau-ti-ful wife… And is-n't it i-… CHORUS #3: [12 M] --------- |G/B Cadd9 |G/B Am7 |G/B Cadd9 | …-ron-ic,… don't you think?… A lit-tle too… i-ron-ic,… and yeah, I |G Am7 |G C | real-ly do think… It's like rain… on your |G Am7 |G C | wed-ding… day… It's a free… ride… when you've |G Am7 |G C | al-read-y paid… It's the good ad-vice… that you |G Am7 |Bb F |G | just did-n't take… And who would-'ve thought… it fig-ures… CODA: [11 M] ---- |FM7 |G6 |FM7 | And… you… know life has a fun-ny way… of sneak-in' up on |G6 |FM7 |G6 | you… Life has a fun-ny,… fun-ny way… of help-ing you out,… |FM7 |FM7 |FM7 |FM7 |… | … help-ing you… out…