Elvis Costello - Good year for the roses

I can ^Ahardly bare the sight of lipstick On the cigaret^Dtes there in the a^Ashtray Lying cold the way you left them But at least your lips carr^Dessed them while you p^Aacked And a ^Dlip print on a half-filled cup of coffee That you poured and didn't ^Adrink But at le^E7ast you thought you wanted it That's so much more than I can say for ^Ame

What a good year for the ^Droses ^E7Many blooms still linger ^Athere The lawn could stand another ^Bm7mowing ^E7 Funny, I don't even ^Acare As you turned to walk a^Dway ^E7 As the door behind you ^Dclos^Aes The only thing I know to ^Bm7say E7 A D, A/C# E7, A, D/A, A, It's been a good year for the roses

After ^Athree full years of marriage It's the first time that you h^Daven't made the ^Abed I guess the reason we're not talking There's so little left to ^Dsay, we haven't ^Asaid While a ^Dmillion thoughts go running through my mind I find I haven't said a ^Aword From the ^E7bedroom the familiar sound Of our one baby's crying goes un-^Aheard

What a good year for the ^Droses ^E7Many blooms still linger ^Athere The lawn could stand another ^Bm7mowing ^E7 Funny, I don't even ^Acare As you turned to walk a^Dway ^E7 As the door behind you ^Dclos^Aes The only thing I know to ^Bm7say E7 A D A/C# E7, A It's been a good year for the ro- o- ses