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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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(R)It's like rain on your wedding day
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It's a free ride when you've already paid
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It's the good advice that you just didn't take
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And who would've 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 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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(I)Well life has a funny way
[D]
Of sneaking up on you when you think everything's okay
[E]
And everything's going right
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(I2)And life has a funny way
[D]
Of helping you out when you think everything's gone wrong
[A]
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 meeting the man of my dreams and then meeting his beautiful wife
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And isn't it ironic? Don't you think?
[E] [A] [E] [F#mi]
A little too ironic and yeah, I really do think
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(I3)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
Ironic
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08. 11. 2026