Hosea

	  		
Intro Dbm, B, E, A 

V1 
Dbm                    B 
Every time I lay in the bed beside you, 
E           A 
Hosea, Hosea, 
Dbm                     B                 E       A 
I hear the sound of the streets of the city. 
Dbm                   Abm 
My belly growls like a hungry wolf 
          B                     E        A 
And I let it prowl till my belly's full. 
                          E     B E A         
Hosea, my heart is a stone. 

V2 
Please believe me when I say I'm sorry, 
Hosea, Hosea, 
You loveable, gullible man. 
I tell you that my love is true 
Till it fades away like a morning dew. 
Hosea, leave me alone. 

Bridge 
Abm              A 
Here I am in the Valley of Trouble. 
E                B 
Just look at the bed that I've made: 
Abm             A         E      B 
Badlands as far as I can see. 
Dbm                 B           A 
There's no one here but me, Hosea. 

V3 
    Dbm                     B 
I stumbled and fell in the road on the way home, 
E      A 
Hosea, Hosea. 
Dbm                        B           E 
I lay in the brick street like a stray dog. 
Dbm                   Abm 
You came to me like a silver moon 
         B               E      A             
With the saddest smile I ever knew. 
                 E    B E A 
Hosea carried me home again. 
E        B E A      B 
Home again. 

Bridge 
You called me out to the Valley of Trouble 
Just to look at the mess that I've made, 
A barren place where nothing can grow. 
One look and my stone heart crumbled 
It was a valley as green as jade. 
Abm                A 
I swear it was the color of hope. 
E             B           A 
You turned a stone into a rose,  
              F#        B 
Hosea. Hosea 

F#        B 

V4 
Dbm                          B            E 
I sang and I danced like I did as a young girl, 
A 
Hosea, Hosea. 
Dbm                B        E 
I am a slave and a harlot no more. 
Dbm                        B 
You washed me clean like a summer rain 
F#                            E         A 
And you set me free with that ball and chain. 
                         E         A    
Hosea, I threw away the key. 
       E                  A 
I'll never leave. 

E, A, E, A