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Good Year For The Roses

Elvis Costello

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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
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