Verse 1.
      A5 
I can hardly bare the sight of lipstick
              D5                 A5
On the cigarettes there in the ashtray
Lying cold the way you left them
                           D5                     A5
But at least your lips carressed them while you packed
      D5
And a lip print on a half-filled cup of coffee
                           A5
That you poured and didn't drink
         E5
But at least you thought you wanted it
                                       A5
That's so much more than I can say for me

Chorus:
                         D5
What a good year for the roses
E5                       A5    
Many blooms still linger there
                             B5
The lawn could stand another mowing
E5                    A5
  Funny, I don't even care
                       D5
As you turned to walk away
E5                       D5   A5
  As the door behind you closes 
                         B5
The only thing I know to say
E5                              A5  D5 ,  A5 E5 , A5 , D5 , A5 , 
  It's been a good year for the roses

Verse 2.
      A5
After three full years of marriage
                              D5               A5
It's the first time that you haven't made the bed
I guess the reason we're not talking
                          D5               A5
There's so little left to say, we haven't said
        D5        
While a million thoughts go running through my mind
                        A5
I find I haven't said a word
         E5
From the bedroom the familiar sound
                                 A5  
Of our one baby's crying goes un-heard


Chorus:
                         D5
What a good year for the roses
E5                       A5    
Many blooms still linger there
                             B5
The lawn could stand another mowing
E5                    A5
  Funny, I don't even care
                       D5
As you turned to walk away
E5                       D5   A5
  As the door behind you closes 
                         B5
The only thing I know to say
E5                              A5   D5  A5 E5 , A5 
  It's been a good year for the ro- o- ses