ALANIS MORISSETTE - "Ironic" Tablature

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Ironic Alanis Morissette


Suggested chords: F# 244322
B 224442
G#m 466444


Intro 1:
This is played during the bit where Alanis sings "hi hi hi, la la la, hi hi"

E| 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 | 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7
B| O O O O O O O O O | O O O O O O O O O
G| 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
D| 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
A| |
E| |

Intro 2:
E| 7 6 |
B| 7 |
G| |
D| 9~~~ |
A| |
E| |



F# B F# G#m
Verse 1: An old man turned ninety-eight

F# B F# G#m
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 to late

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And isn't it ironic... Don't you think?


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Chorus: 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

A G#m F#
And who would have thought... It figures?







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Verse 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 *** life just 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?


Chorus: (Repeat chorus as before)


Bridge: (Play the intro 1 rhythm throughout this part)

Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you

When you think everything is 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


Verse 3: F# B F# G#m
A traffic jam when you are 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

(No instruments on these last two lines)

It's like 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?

F# B F# G#m
A little too ironic... And yeah I really do think...


Chorus: (Repeat chorus as before)


Coda: (Play the intro 1 rhythm throughout this part)

Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you

Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out... Helping you out

(Cymbals and ending on guitars)

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