A
I can hardly bare the sight of lipstick
              D            A
on the cigar- -ettes there in the ashtray
lyin? cold the way you left them
                           D        A
at least your lips caress- -ed them while you packed
      D
And a lip print on a half-filled cup of coffee
                    A
that you poured and didn?t drink
       E
but at least you thought you wanted it
                                   A
that?s so much more than I can say for me

[Chorus]
                             D
But what a good year for the roses
E                        A
many blooms still linger there
                             D
the lawn could stand another mowin?
E                        A
it?s funny, I don?t even care
                               D
and when you turned and walked away
E                          D      A
and as the door behind you closes
                         D
the only thing I know to say
E                             D     A
it?s been a good year for the roses

[Verse]
A
After three full years of marriage
                             D       A
it?s the first time that you haven?t made the bed
I guess the reason we?re not talkin?
                               D  A
there?s so little left to say, we haven?t said
        D
while a million thoughts go runnin? through my mind
                 A
I find I haven?t spoke a word
             E
and from the bedroom those familiar sounds
                                  A
of our one baby?s cryin? goes un- -heard

[Chorus]
                             D
But what a good year for the roses
E                        A
many blooms still linger there
                             D
the lawn could stand another mowin?
E                        A
it?s funny, I don?t even care
                               D
and when you turned and walked away
E                          D      A
and as the door behind you closes
                         D
the only thing I know to say
E                             D     A
it?s been a good year for the roses