Song Name: | Good Year For The Roses | By: | Elvis Costello |
Posted By: | pagan | Difficulty: | Beginner |
Key: | A | Genre: | General |
Harp Type: | Diatonic | ||
Created: | 2007-08-22 17:08:28 | Modified: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Song: | Slow Ballad
5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 I can hardly bear the sight of lipstick 6 6 6 6 6 -6 4 4 4 5 On the cigarettes there, in the ash tray 5 6 6 6 6 6 -6 6 Lyin'cold the way you left 'em 5 6 6 6 6 6 -6 6 But at least your lips caressed them 5 6 5 -4 4 While you packed ~~~~~~ -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -7 -6 Or the lip print on a half filled -6 -6 -7 -6 -6 7 Cup of coffee that you -8 7 7 -6 7 -6 6 Poured and didn't drink ~~~~~ 5 5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 -4 -4 But at least you thought you wanted it 5 -5 -5 -5 -4 -4 4 5 -4 -4 4 That's so much more than I can say for me ~~~ Chorus 7 -8 9 9 -9 8 -8 7 -6 What a good year for the ro - ses -8 -8 -8 -7 -6 6 6 Man-y blooms still linger there 7 7 7 7 -7 -6 6 -6 6 -5 The lawn could stand a-noth-er mow ~~ in' -7 -6 -5 6 6 5 -6 6 Funny, I don't even care ~~~~~ 7 -8 8 -9 9 -9 -6 6 5 As you turn to walk a-way ~~~~ -7 7 -8 7 -7 -6 7 -6 6 -5 6 As the door behind you clo ~~~~~~ ses 6 7 -8 8 -9 9 -9 -6 The only thing I have to say 6 6 -6 -7 -8 7 -8 8 8 -8 7 7 It's been a good year for the ro ~~~~~~~ ses Verse 2 After three full years of marriage It's the first time that you havn't made the bed I guess the reason we're not talkin' 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 a baby's cryin' goes unheard Chorus and fade Listen to the song (one of my all time favourites !!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcBh9IgMz5U |