A Good Year For The Roses

Intro 2x: A7 D E E7

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I can hardly bear the sight of 
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lipstick on the cigarettes there in
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 the ashtray
 Lyin' cold the way you left them 
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but at least your lips caressed 
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them while you packed
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 And a lip print on a half-filled 
cup of coffee that you poured and 
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didn't drink
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 But at least you thought you 
wanted it an' that's so much more 
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than I can say for me

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But what a good year for the roses
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 Many blooms still linger there
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 The lawn could stand another 
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mowin'
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 It's funny, I don't even care
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                            D    E
 When you turned and walked away
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 And as the door behind you closes
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 The only thing I know to say
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 It's been a good year for the roses

After three full years of marriage 
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it's the first time that you 
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haven't made the bed
 I guess the reason we're not 
talkin': there's so little left to 
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say, we haven't said
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 An' while a million thoughts go 
runnin' through my mind, I find I 
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haven't spoke a word

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 And from the bedroom, the familiar
 sound of our one baby's cryin', 
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goes unheard

                             D     E
But what a good year for the roses
                    A           A7
 Many blooms still linger there
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 The lawn could stand another 
  E
mowin'
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 It's funny, I don't even care
                            D    E
 When you turned and walked away
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 And as the door behind you closes
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 The only thing I know to say
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 It's been a good year for the roses