Ironic Chords by Bo Burnham

Ironic Chords

by Bo Burnham
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Key: F# * = Strum once, then mute. Intro: D G Verse 1: D G My dog's stomach was very upset, D A So I put him in the car and we went to the vet. D G A* Gnd on our way to the vet, D I killed a cat. G A N.C. D A Hey, I said isn't that ironic?
D G I adopted a child from overseas, D A to rescue him from child labor factories, D G A N.C. D A And on his very first birthday we went to Build-A-Bear Workshop. Chorus: D G A Isn't that ironic D G D A I said isn't that I-R-O-N-I-C-I-N-O-R-I-R-O-N-I-C? Bridge: D G A water-park is burnt to the ground, D A And a tow-truck has broken down. D G I always used to cry when I laughed, D* D G D A and then I was raped by a clown. D G A Isn't that ironic? Verse 2: D G I was watching Al Gore on CNN, D A He was talking, and talking, and talking, and then, D G A N.C. D G A Out of boredom, my pet polar bear shot himself. D G I dated an animal rights activist, D A and one day she got really pissed, D G A* Because I was eating veal, D G A* That was wrapped in pita bread. D G D A PETA? Fuck it, Chorus: D G D A Isn't that I-R-O-N-I-C-I-N-O-R-I-R-O-N-I-C? D A D G I'm a stand up comic and I always sit and slouch, D A D G* And I got my girlfriend pregnant on my sterile uncle's pull-out couch. E A B Isn't that ironic, I-R-O-N-I-C Verse 3: E A If every day you play the board-game Risk, E B E You probably never taken a risk in your life. A E B And Monopoly has far from the stranglehold on the board game market. E A E B* A little kid died from suffocation, when he choked a game piece from Operation. E A And I can't grow a beard. E B* That one's not ironic, that one's just sad. E Oh E A B Bob Barker got all of my pets pregnant. E A E B* My grandfather had Alzheimer's and one day we were

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Published: February 19, 2026
Last Updated: February 19, 2026