Ironic
Alanis Morissette
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Tom: D (com forma de G)
Capotraste: 4ª casa
[Intro] C7M D6(11) C7M
[Primeira Parte]
D5/F# G5 D5/F# Em
An old man turned ninety-eight
D5/F# G5 D5/F# Em
He won the lottery and died the next day
D5/F# G5 D5/F# Em
It's a black fly in your chardonnay
D5/F# G5 D5/F# Em
It's a death row pardon two minutes to late
D5/F# G5 D5/F# Em
Isn't it ironic... don't you... think
[Refrão]
D G5
It's like rain
D Em
On your wedding day
D G5 D Em
It's a free ride when you've already paid
D G5 D Em
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
F C/E C D D7(4/9)
Who would've thought... it figures
[Segunda Parte]
D5/F# G5 D5/F# Em
Mr. play it safe was afraid to fly
D5/F# G5 D5/F# Em
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye
D5/F# G5 D5/F# Em
He waited his whole damn life just to take that flight
D5/F# G5
And as the plane crashed down he thouht
D5/F# Em
"Well isn't this nice"
D5/F# G5 D5/F# Em
Isn't it ironic... don't you... think
[Refrão]
[Terceira Parte]
C7M D6(11)
Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
When you think everything is okay
C7M D6(11)
And everything's going right
C7M D6(11)
And life has a funny way of helping you out when
You think everything's gone wrong
C7M
And everything blows up in your face
D5/F# G5 D5/F# Em
A traffic jam when you're already late
D5/F# G5 D5/F# Em
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
D5/F# G5 D5/F# Em
It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
D5/F# G5 D5/F# Em
It's meeting the man of my dreams then meeting his beautiful wife
D5/F# G5 D5/F# Em
Isn't it ironic... don't you... think
D5/F# G5 D5/F# Em
A little too ironic... yeah I really do think
[Refrão]
[Próxima Parte]
( C7M C7M )
D6(11)
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Detected progression: C7M → D6(11) → C7M → D5/F# → G5 → D5/F# → Em → D5/F#
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