Ironic Chords by Alanis Morissette

Tempo:
113.75 bpm
Chords used:

F#

B

G#m

E

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ironic chords
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[E] Ay [B]-yi-yi-yi-ya-ah [E]-ah-ah-yi-yi-yi
[B] [F#] An old man turned [G#m] ninety-eight
[F#] He won the lottery and died [G#m] the next day
[F#] It's a black fly in your [G#m] chardonnay
[F#] It's a death row pardon two minutes [G#m] too late
[F#] And isn't it [B] ironic?
[F#] [G#m]
It's [F#] like writing [B] on [F#] your wedding [G#m] day
It's a [F#] free [B] ride [F#] when you've [G#m] already paid
It's [F#] good [B] advice [F#] that you're just [G#m] in day
[A] And who [E] would have thought [F#] it's bigger?
[C#m] [F#] Just to play it [B]
safe
[A#m] Wasn't afraid to [G#m] fly
He [F#] practiced [B] suitcase
[A#m] Used his kiss [G#m]
goodbye
[A#m] He waited his whole [B] damn life
[D#m] To take [G#m] that flight
[F#] And as the plane [B] crashed down
He thought, [F#] well, isn't this [B] nice?
And [F#] isn't it ironic?
[B] [F#] Don't you think?
[G#m]
It's like [F#] writing [B] on
[F#] [G#m] your [F#] [B] wedding [F#] [G#m] day
[F#] It's good [B] advice [F#] that you're just [G#m] in day
[A] And who [E] would have thought [F#] it's bigger?
[E] Life is a fun parade
Just to get [B] up on your wedding night
Everything's [E] okay and everything's gonna be [B] alright
[G#m] Life is a fun parade
Just to [B] get up on your wedding night
Everything's gonna be alright
[G#m] Everything comes up in your [B] face
[F#] [B] Traffic jam [D#m] when you're [G#m] already late
And [F#] no [B] smoking sign [F#] on your cigarette [G#m] break
[F#] It's like ten [B] thousand spoons when [D#m] all you need [G#m] is a knife
[F#] It's meeting the [B] man of my dreams
[F#] And then meeting his [G#m]
beautiful wife
[F#] And isn't it [B] ironic?
[F#] Don't you think?
[G#m] A little [F#] too [B] ironic
[F#] And yeah, I really [G#m] do think
It's like [F#] writing [B]
[F#] [G#m] [F#] on [B]
[F#] your wedding [G#m] day
It's good [F#] advice [B] [F#] that you're just [G#m] in day
[A] And who [E] would have thought [F#] it's bigger?
[G#m]
[B] And yeah, [G#m] life is a funny way
[B] Just to get up on your wedding night
[E] Life is a funny, funny
[B] way
Of [E] helping you out
Helping [G#m] you out
[E]
Key:  
F#
134211112
B
12341112
G#m
123111114
E
2311
A
1231
F#
134211112
B
12341112
G#m
123111114
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To learn Alanis Morissette - Ironic chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - G#m, B, F#, B, F#, G#m and F#. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 56 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 114. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: B Major.

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[E] _ _ _ Ay [B]-yi-yi-yi-ya-ah [E]-ah-ah-yi-yi-yi
_ [B] _ _ _ [F#] An old man _ turned [G#m] ninety-eight
[F#] He won the lottery and died [G#m] the next day
[F#] It's a black _ fly in your [G#m] chardonnay
[F#] It's a death row pardon two minutes [G#m] too late
[F#] And isn't it [B] ironic?
_ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _
It's [F#] like writing _ [B] on [F#] your wedding [G#m] day
It's a [F#] free [B] ride _ _ [F#] when you've [G#m] already paid
It's [F#] good [B] advice _ [F#] that you're just [G#m] in day
[A] And who [E] would have thought [F#] it's bigger?
_ _ [C#m] _ [F#] _ Just to play it [B]
safe
_ [A#m] Wasn't afraid to [G#m] fly
He [F#] practiced _ [B] suitcase
[A#m] Used his kiss [G#m]
goodbye
[A#m] He waited his whole [B] damn life
[D#m] To take [G#m] that flight
[F#] And as the plane [B] crashed down
He thought, [F#] well, isn't this [B] nice?
And [F#] isn't it ironic?
[B] _ _ _ [F#] Don't you think?
[G#m] _
It's like [F#] writing [B] on _ _
[F#] _ _ [G#m] _ your [F#] _ [B] wedding _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] day
[F#] It's good [B] advice _ [F#] that you're just [G#m] in day
_ [A] And who [E] would have thought [F#] it's bigger?
_ _ _ _ [E] Life is a fun parade
Just to get [B] up on your wedding night
Everything's [E] okay and everything's gonna be [B] alright _ _
_ _ [G#m] Life is a fun parade
Just to [B] get up on your wedding night
Everything's gonna be alright
[G#m] Everything comes up in your [B] face _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [B] _ Traffic jam [D#m] when you're [G#m] already late
And [F#] no [B] smoking sign [F#] on your cigarette [G#m] break
[F#] It's like ten [B] thousand spoons when [D#m] all you need [G#m] is a knife
[F#] It's meeting the [B] man of my dreams
[F#] And then meeting his [G#m]
beautiful wife
_ _ [F#] And isn't it [B] ironic?
_ _ [F#] Don't you think?
[G#m] _ A little [F#] too [B] ironic
_ [F#] And yeah, I really [G#m] do think
It's like [F#] writing _ [B] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [F#] on [B] _
_ _ _ [F#] your wedding [G#m] day
It's good [F#] advice [B] _ _ _ [F#] that you're just [G#m] in day
[A] And who [E] would have thought [F#] it's bigger?
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ And yeah, [G#m] life is a funny way
[B] Just to get up on your wedding night
[E] Life is a funny, funny _
[B] way
_ Of [E] helping you out
_ Helping [G#m] you out _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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