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.
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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
