Good year for the roses

Good year for the roses - Elvis Costello The very best of

Intro, A ||| A |||
A D A
I can hardly stand the sight of lipstick on the cigarettes,there in the ashtray.
D
Lying cold the way you left them, but at least your lips caressed them
A
while you packed
D A
And the lip-print on a half-filled cup of coffee that you poured and didn’t drink
E
But at least you thought you wanted it
A - Asus4 - A
Which is so much more than I can say for me




Refrein:
D E A
It’s been a good year for the roses, many blooms still linger there
Bm E7 A - Asus4 - A
The lawn could stand another mowing, it’s funny, I don’t even care
D E D A
But as you turned and walked away, as the door behind you closes
Bm E7 A - D – Bm - A
The only thing I thought to say: it’s been a good year for the roses



Verse:
After three, four years of marriage it’s the first time that you haven’t made the bed
I guess the reason we’re not talking, is there’s so little left to say
we haven’t said
While a million thoughts go racing through my mind I find I haven’t said a word
From the bedroom, the familiar sound
of our own baby’s crying goes unheard



Refrein:
D E A
But what a good year for the roses, many blooms still linger there
Bm E7 A - Asus4 - A
The lawn could stand another mowing, funny, I don’t even care
D E D A
as you turned and walked away, as the door behind you closes
Bm E7 A - D – Bm - A
The only thing I thought to say: it’s been a good year for the roses



Geplaatst door Ted van Kampen