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Good Year for the Roses Elvis Costello
Lyin' [G]cold the way you left 'em,
but at least your lips ca[C]ressed them [G]while you packed
Or the [C]lip-print on a half-filled cup of coffee
that you poured and didn't [G]drink
But at [D]least you thought you wanted it,
that's so much more than I can say for [G]me [Gsus] [G]
Chorus
What a good year for the [C]roses [D]
Many blooms still linger [G]there
The lawn could stand another [Am]mowin' [D7]
Funny I don't even [G]care[Gsus] [G]
As you turn to walk a-[C]way [D]
As the door behind you [C]clos-[G]es
The only thing I have to [Am]say [D7]
[G] [C] [Bm] [Am] [G]
It's been a good year for the ros - - - - - - - - - es
Verse
After three full years of marriage,
it's the first time that you haven'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 racin' 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
What a good year for the roses
Many blooms still linger there
The lawn could stand another mowin'
Funny I don't even care
As you turn to walk away
As the door behind you closes
The only thing I have to say
It's been a good year for the roses
Notes:
Intro
I try to play the intro in a way that resembles the record. Barre
the 2, 3, and 4 strings at the second fret to play the A chord.
See the tab below:
Repeat 2x
1------------|------------|------------| 2------2-2---|----2-2---2-|------------| 3------2-2---|----2-2---2-|------------| 4----2-2-2---|--2-2-2---2-|------------| 5--0-------2-|4-----------|--2-2-4-4---| 6------------|------------|------------|
The same passage is used as a fill at the end of each verse line
that ends with an A chord.
Chorus
The motion in the Bm-E7 progression is tabbed below. You need to
play this pattern while you're filling in the chords underneath.
I've included the A-Asus-A part (you don't need to fill in the
chords here) also. Again, barre the A chord. Catch the high A in
measure 3 with your pinkie:
[Am] [D7] [G] [Gsus] [G]
1--------------|------------|------------5-------|------------| 2--2-3---2-3---|2-3---2-3---|----2---2-3---3-3-2-|------------| 3------4-----4-|----4-----4-|----2---------------|------------| 4--------------|------------|--2-2---------------|------------| 5--------------|------------|0-----0-------------|0-0-2-2-4-4-| 6--------------|------------|--------------------|------------|
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