Good Year For The Roses Chords by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Tempo:
98.35 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

E

Bm

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Good Year For The Roses chords
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[A] [B] [A]
[B] [A]
I can hardly bear the sight of lipstick on [D] the cigarettes [A] there at the [B] ashtray
[A]
Lying cold the way you left them, but at least your [D] lips caressed them [A] while you peed
[D] Or the lip print on a half-filled cup of coffee that you parted and [A] didn't drink
But [E] at least you thought you wanted it, that's so much more than I can [A] say for me
What a good year [D] for the roses, [E]
many blooms still [D] linger [A] there
But long could stand [Bm] another blowing, [E]
funny I don't [A] really care
As you tend to [D] walk away, [E]
as the door [D] behind you [A] closes
[D]
[A] The only thing I [D] have [Bm] to say, [E] it's been a good year for [A] the [D] roses
[A] [E] [A]
[D] [A]
After three, four years of marriage, it's the first time that [D] you haven't [A] made the bed
I guess the reason we're not talking, there's so little left to [D] say, you [A] haven't said
[D] [A] [D] While a million thoughts go racing through my mind, I find I [A] haven't said a word
From [E] the bedroom, a familiar sound, our one baby's crying, [A] goes
[Bm] [A] unheard
What a good year [D] for the roses, [E] many blooms [A] still linger there
But long could stand another [Bm] blowing, [E] funny I don't [A] really care
As you tend to [D] walk away, [E] as the door [D] behind you
[A] closes
The only thing I [Bm] have to [E] say, it's been a good [A] year for the [D] roses
[A] [E] [A]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
Bm
13421112
B
12341112
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
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Let's start jamming Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Good Year For The Roses chords, practice the chord sequence E, A, D and A. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 49 BPM before aiming for the song's 98 BPM. Considering the song's key of A Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _
_ I can hardly bear the sight of lipstick on [D] the cigarettes [A] there at the _ [B] ashtray
[A] _
Lying _ cold the way you left them, but at least your [D] lips caressed them [A] while you _ _ _ peed
[D] Or the lip print on a half-filled cup of coffee that you parted and [A] didn't drink _ _ _
_ But [E] at least you thought you wanted it, that's so much more than I can [A] say for me _ _
What a good year [D] for the roses, _ [E]
many blooms still [D] linger [A] _ _ there
But long could stand [Bm] another blowing, _ _ [E] _
funny I don't [A] really care _
As you tend to [D] walk away, _ [E] _
as the door [D] behind you _ [A] closes
[D] _
[A] _ The only thing I [D] have [Bm] to say, [E] _ it's been a good year for [A] the [D] roses
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ After three, four years of marriage, it's the first time that [D] you haven't [A] made the bed
_ _ I guess the reason we're not talking, there's so little left to [D] say, you [A] haven't said
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] While a million thoughts go racing through my mind, I find I [A] haven't said a word
From _ _ [E] the bedroom, a familiar sound, our one baby's crying, [A] goes _
_ [Bm] _ [A] unheard
What a good year [D] for the roses, _ [E] many blooms [A] still linger _ _ there
But long could stand another [Bm] blowing, _ _ [E] _ funny I don't [A] really _ care
_ As you tend to [D] walk away, _ _ [E] _ as the door [D] behind you _
[A] closes
_ _ The only thing I [Bm] have to _ [E] say, it's been a good [A] year for the _ [D] roses
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Jerry Chesnut.

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