************************************************************************* GuitarZone (c) 2001 ************************************************************************* Please note that this file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research. ************************************************************************* SONG TITLE: Ironic ARTIST/GROUP: Alanis Morrisette ALBUM: Jagged Little Pill TRANSCRIBED BY: Mike Dutton ************************************************************************* CHORDS: [capo 4th fret] ------- Intro Verses Bridge Chorus EADGBE EADGBE D/F# 2x023x D xx0232 G2 3x020x G 320033 Em 0x00xx Em 022000 Cmaj7 x32003 F 133211 or x32033 C x32010 D4 x54005 D* x54007 ************************************************************************* INTRO: [Clean guitar] ------ First play Cmaj7 D4 Cmaj7, then: E|--3---2------------| B|----------3--------| G|--------------0--2-| D|----0---0----------| A|--3---3---3--------| E|-------------------| Hey-ey, hey, etc etc VERSE 1: [Clean guitar] -------- D/F# G2 D/F# Em An old man, turned 98. D/F# G2 D/F# Em He won the lottery, and died the next day D/F# G2 D/F# Em It's a black fly, in your Chardonnay. D/F# G2 D/F# Em It's a death row pardon, 2 minutes too late. D/F# G2 D/F# Em Isn't it ironic...don't you think? VERSE 1: | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-------0---------|-3---------------|-3--3--3---------|----3------------| G|-2-----2---------|-2-----0---------|-2---2-2---------|-2-----0---------| D|-0---------------|-------0-------0-|-----------------|-0-----0---------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-2-----3---------|-2-----0---------|-2-----3---------|-2-----0---------| An old man turned 98. He won the lottery, and died the next day | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-3-----0---------|-3---------------|-----------------|----3------------| G|-2--2--2---------|-2-----0---------|-2--2--2---------|-2-----0---------| D|-----------------|-0-----0---------|-0-----0---------|-0-----0---------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-2-----3---------|-2-----0---------|-2-----3---------|-2-----0---------| It's a black fly in your Chardonnay. It's a death row pardon 2 minutes too late. | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | E|-----------------|-----------------| B|----3--------3---|---3-------------| G|-2-----2---2---2-|-2-----0---------| D|-0-----0---------|-0-----0---------| A|-----------------|-----------------| E|-2-----3---------|-2-----0---------| Isn't it ironic...don't you think? CHORUS: [Overdriven guitar] ------- D G D Em It's like rain on your wedding day D G D Em It's a free ride when you've already paid D G D Em It's the good advice that you just didn't take F C D And who would have thought...it figures VERSE 2: [Clean guitar, same chords as Verse 1] -------- Mr. Play It Safe, was afraid to fly. He packed his suitcase, and kissed his kids goodbye. He waited his whole damn life, just 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? VERSE 2: | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . +. | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | E|------------------|----------------|------------------|---------------------| B|----3--0----0-----|----0-----------|----3--0----------|----0--------0-------| G|-2-----2---2--2-0-|-2-----0--------|-2-----2----------|-2-----0---2-----2-0-| D|-0----------------|-0-----0--------|-0----------------|-0-----0-------------| A|------------------|----------------|------------------|---------------------| E|-2-----3----------|-2-----0--------|-2-----3----------|-2-----0-------------| Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly. He packed his suit- kids goodbye. He waited his case and kissed his | + . + . + . + .| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + .+. | E|----------------|---------------0-------|-------------------|----------------| B|----3--0--------|-----0-------3-----3-0-|----3--0-----------|-----0----------| G|-2-----2--------|--2-----0--------------|-2-----2-----------|--2-----0-------| D|-0--------------|--0-----0--------------|-0-----------------|--0-----0-------| A|----------------|-----------------------|-------------------|----------------| E|-2-----3--------|--2-----0--------------|-2-----3-----------|--2-----0-------| whole damn life just to take that flight. plane crashed down isn't this nice.." And as the he thought "well | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | E|-------------------5-3h5-|-----------------| B|-----3----0-----0h3------|----0------------| G|-2--------2--------------|-2-----0---------| D|-0-----------------------|-0---------------| A|-------------------------|-------0---------| E|-2--------3--------------|-2-----0---------| And isn't it ironic.... don't you think? CHORUS: [play same as first chorus] ------- It's like rain, on your wedding day It's a free ride, when you've already paid It's the good advice, that you just didn't take And who would have thought...it figures BRIDGE: [Clean guitar] ------- Cmaj7 Well life has a funny way D4 D* D4 of sneaking up on you when you think everything is okay and Cmaj7 D4 D* D4 everything is going right Cmaj7 And life has a funny way D4 D* D4 of helping you out when you think everything's gone wrong and Cmaj7 everything blows up in your face [end bridge with:] E|--3--2--------| B|--------3-----| G|-----------0--| D|--------------| A|--------------| E|--------------| VERSE 3: [Clean guitar, strum the same chords as in Verses 1 & 2] -------- Throughout the verse keyboards play something like this: E|-------------|--------------| B|---3--0~~~~--|---0----------| G|-2-----------|-2----0~~~~---| D|-------------|--------------| A|-------------|--------------| E|-------------|--------------| 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 | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------3-2p0--|-----------------| B|----3-----3------|----3-----3------|----3--3--3-----3-|----3------------| G|-2-----2---------|-2-----0---------|-2-----2----------|-2-----0---------| D|-0-----0---------|-0-----2---------|-0----------------|-0-----0---------| A|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| E|-2-----3---------|-2-----0---------|-2-----3----------|-2-----0---------| ironic....don't you think a little too ironic..and yeah I really do think CHORUS: [play same as first and second chorus] ------- It's like rain, on your wedding day It's a free ride, when you've already paid It's the good advice, that you just didn't take And who would have thought...it figures OUTRO: [Clean guitar] ------ Cmaj7 D4 D* D4 Cmaj7 D4 D* D4 Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you Cmaj7 D4 D* D4 Cmaj7 Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Helping you out **************************************************************************