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Good Year For The Roses

Elvis Costello
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D-DU-UDU
 I can hardly  bare the sight of lipstick
 On the cigarettes  there in the ashtray
 Lying cold the way you left them
 But at least your lips carressed  them while you packed
 And a lip  print on a half-filled cup of coffee
 That you poured and didn't drink
 But at least  you thought you wanted it
 That's so much more than I can say for me
 What a good year for the roses
Many  blooms still linger there
 The lawn could stand another mowing
 Funny, I don't even care
 As you turned to walk away
 As the door behind you closes
 The only thing I know to say
 It's been a good year for the roses
 Verse 2.
 After three  full years of marriage
 It's the first time that you haven't  made the bed
 I guess the reason we're not talking
 There's so little left to say,  we haven't said
 While a million  thoughts go running through my mind
 I find I haven't said a word
 From the bedroom  the familiar sound
 Of our one baby's crying goes un-heard
 What a good year for the roses
Many  blooms still linger there
 The lawn could stand another mowing
 Funny, I don't even care
 As you turned to walk away
 As the door behind you closes
 The only thing I know to say
 It's been a good year for the ro- o- ses

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Readable chord sheet for Good Year For The Roses by Elvis Costello

I can [A]hardly bare the sight of lipstick
On the cigaret[D]tes there in the a[A]shtray
Lying cold the way you left them
But at least your lips carr[D]essed them while you p[A]acked
And a [D]lip print on a half-filled cup of coffee
That you poured and didn't [A]drink
But at le[E7]ast you thought you wanted it
That's so much more than I can say for [A]me

What a good year for the [D]roses
[E7]Many blooms still linger [A]there
The lawn could stand another [Bm7]mowing
[E7]  Funny, I don't even [A]care
As you turned to walk a[D]way
[E7]  As the door behind you [D]clos[A]es
The only thing I know to [Bm7]say
[E7]  It's been a good year for the [A]ros[D]es  [A/C#]       [E7]           [A]              [D]                [A]                   [A]

Verse 2.
After [A]three full years of marriage
It's the first time that you h[D]aven't made the [A]bed
I guess the reason we're not talking
There's so little left to [D]say, we haven't [A]said
While a [D]million thoughts go running through my mind
I find I haven't said a [A]word
From the [E7]bedroom the familiar sound
Of our one baby's crying goes un-[A]heard

What a good year for the [D]roses
[E7]Many blooms still linger [A]there
The lawn could stand another [Bm7]mowing
[E7]  Funny, I don't even [A]care
As you turned to walk a[D]way
[E7]  As the door behind you [D]clos[A]es
The only thing I know to [Bm7]say
[E7]  It's been a good year for the [A]ro- [D]o- [A/C#]ses  [E7]      [A]

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