Elvis Costello - Good Year For The Roses

verse 1 .
A
i can hardly bare the sight of lipstick
D A
on the cigarettes there in the ashtray
lying cold the way you left them
D A
but at least your lips carressed them while you packed
D
and a lip print on a half – filled cup of coffee
A
that you poured and didn’t drink
E7
but at least you thought you wanted it
A
that’s so much more than i can say for me

chorus :
D
what a good year for the roses
E7 A
many blooms still linger there
Bm7
the lawn could stand another mowing
E7 A
funny , i don’t even care
D
as you turned to walk away
E7 D A
as the door behind you closes
Bm7
the only thing i know to say
E7 A D , A/C# E7 , A , D/A , A ,
it’s been a good year for the roses

verse 2 .
A
after three full years of marriage
D A
it’s the first time that you haven’t made the bed
i guess the reason we’re not talking
D A
there’s so little left to say , we haven’t said
D
while a million thoughts go running through my mind
A
i find i haven’t said a word
E7
from the bedroom the familiar sound
A
of our one baby’s crying goes un – heard

chorus :
D
what a good year for the roses
E7 A
many blooms still linger there
Bm7
the lawn could stand another mowing
E7 A
funny , i don’t even care
D
as you turned to walk away
E7 D A
as the door behind you closes
Bm7
the only thing i know to say
E7 A D A/C# E7 , A
it’s been a good year for the ro – o – ses