Key: D
Introduction:
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 BE A
Hosea, my heart is a stone.
V2
Abm A
Here I am in the Valley of Trouble.
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 BE A
Hosea carried me home again.
E BE A B
Home again.
Bridge
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