Alanis Morissette - Ironic Tab by Dave Kitabjian, dave@kitabjian.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Capo 4 Standard Tuning Intro: CM7 D13sus4 CM7->"lick" D/F# G2 D/F# Em7 An old man turned ninety-eight D/F# G2 D/F# (*high D) Em7 He won the lottery and died the next day D/F# G2 D/F# Em7 It's a black fly in your Chardonnay D/F# G2 D/F#* Em7 It's a death row pardon two minutes too late D/F#* G2* D/F#* Em7 Isn't it ironic... don't you think CHORUS: D/F# G D/F# Em7 It's like rain on your wedding day D/F# G D/F# Em7 It's a free ride when you've already paid D/F# G D/F# Em7 It's the good advice that you just didn't take F C D/F# 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 CHORUS BRIDGE: CM7 Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you D13sus4 When you think everything's okay and CM7 D13sus4 everything's going right CM7 And life has a funny way of helping you D13sus4 out when You think everything's gone wrong and CM7 "lick" 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 Instrumental: CM7 D13sus4 CM7 D13sus4 Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you CM7 D13sus4 Life has a funny, funny way CM7 of helping you out Helping you out _____________________________________ Chords: (* chords have a passing high note) EADGBE CM7 X32003 D13sus4 X54005 D/F# 2002(32) D/F#* 20023(2) G2 3202(33) G2* 32023(3) Em7 022030 "lick": E--3--2--------- B--------3------ G-----------0--- D--------------- A--------------- E---------------