Ironic - 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') -
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GUITAR KEYBOARD
E A D G B e Bass| Chord
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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
Ca9 - x 3 2 0 3 0 C G-C-D-E -OR- 'Cadd9'
- 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
A# - x 1 3 3 3 1 A# A#-D-F
F - 1 3 3 2 1 1 F A-C-F
INTRO: [4 M]
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|FM7 |G6 |FM7 |FM7 |
An
VERSE #1: [8 M]
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|G/B Ca9 |G/B Am7 |G/B Ca9 |
old… man… turned… nine-ty-eight… He won the lot-te-ry,… and
|G/B Am7 |G/B Ca9 |G/B Am7 |
died the next… day… It's a… black… fly… in your Char-don-nay… It's a
|G/B Ca9 |G/B Am7 |
death row… par-don… two min-utes too… late… Is-n't it i-…
CHORUS #1: [10 M]
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|G/B Ca9 |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 |A# F |G |
just did-n't take… And who would-'ve thought… it fig-ures… Mis-ter
VERSE #2: [8 M]
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|G/B Ca9 |G/B Am7 |G C |
Play… It Safe… was… a-fraid to fly… He packed his suit-… case… and
|G/B Am7 |G/B Ca9 |
kissed his kids good-bye… He wait-ed his whole… damn… life… just to
|G/B Am7 |G/B Ca9 |
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]
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|G/B Ca9 |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 |A# F |G |
just did-n't take… And who would-'ve thought… it fig-ures… Well,
BRIDGE: [8 M]
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|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]
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|G/B Ca9 |G/B Am7 |G/B Ca9 |
traf-… fic jam,… when you're al-… ready late… A no-smok-ing sign… on
|G/B Am7 |G/B Ca9 |
your ci-gar-ette break… It's like ten thou-… sand spoons… when all you
|G/B Am7 |G/B Ca9 |
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]
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|G/B Ca9 |G/B Am7 |G/B Ca9 |
…-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 |A# F |G |
just did-n't take… And who would-'ve thought… it fig-ures…
CODA: [11 M]
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|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…
