Intro 2x: A7 D E E7 

      A                                                   D             A
I can hardly bear the sight of lipstick on the cigarettes there in the ashtray
                                                         D                        A      A7
 Lyin' cold the way you left them but at least your lips caressed them while you packed
        D                                                            A            A7
 And a lip print on a half-filled cup of coffee that you poured and didn't drink
        D                                                                       A     A7
 But at least you thought you wanted it an' that's so much more than I can say for me

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

                                                                D                A
After three full years of marriage it's the first time that you haven't made the bed
                                                                 D               A     A7
 I guess the reason we're not talkin': there's so little left to say, we haven't said
             D                                                                     A    A7
 An' while a million thoughts go runnin' through my mind, I find I haven't spoke a word

              D                                                     A            A7
 And from the bedroom, the familiar sound of our one baby's cryin', goes unheard

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