Good Year for the Roses - George Jones I can [C] hardly bear the sight of lipstick On the [F] cigarettes there in the [C] ashtray [C] Lyin' cold the way you left 'em, But at [F] least your lips caressed them While you [C] packed Or the [F] lip-print on a half-filled cup of coffee That you poured and didn't [C] drink But at [G] least you thought you wanted it, That's so much more than I can say for [C] me [Csus4] [C] [C] What a good year for the [F] roses [G] Many blooms still linger [C] there The lawn could stand another [Dm] mowin' [G] Funny I don't even [C] care [Csus4] [C] As you turn to walk [F] away [G] As the door behind you [F] closes [C] The only thing I have to [Dm] say It's [G7] been a good year for the [C] roses [F] [C] [G7] [C] After [C] three full years of marriage, It's the [F] first time that you haven't made the [C] bed [C] I guess the reason we're not talkin', There's so [F] little left to say we haven't [C] said While a [F] million thoughts go racin' through my mind I find I haven't said a [C] word From the [G] bedroom the familiar sound Of our baby's cryin' goes un-[C]-heard [Csus4] [C] [C] What a good year for the [F] roses [G] Many blooms still linger [C] there The lawn could stand another [Dm] mowin' [G] Funny I don't even [C] care [Csus4] [C] As you turn to walk [F] away [G] As the door behind you [F] closes [C] The only thing I have to [Dm] say It's [G7] been a good year for the [C] roses [F] [C] [G7] [C]