Intro Dbm, B, E, A V1

^DbmEvery time I lay in the^B bed beside you, ^EHosea, Hosea^A, ^DbmI hear the sound of the ^Bstreets of the cit^Ey. ^A ^DbmMy belly growls like a^Abm hungry wolf And I let ^Bit prowl till my belly^E's full. ^A Hosea, my heart is a stone^E. ^B ^E ^A

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

^AbmHere I am in the ^AValley of Trouble. ^EJust look at the ^Bbed that I've made: ^AbmBadlands as far ^Aas I can s^Eee. ^B ^DbmThere's no one here ^Bbut me, Hose^Aa.

I st^Dbmumbled and fell in the r^Boad on the way home, ^EHosea, ^AHosea. ^DbmI lay in the brick street l^Bike a stray ^Edog. ^DbmYou came to me like a ^Abmsilver moon With the ^Bsaddest smile I ^Eever kn^Aew. Hosea carried me ^Ehome ^Bag^Eai^An. ^EHome agai^Bn.^E ^A ^B

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.

^AbmI swear it was the ^Acolor of hope. ^EYou turned a s^Btone into a ^Arose, Hosea. Hosea ^F# ^B

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^DbmI sang and I danced like I di^Bd as a young ^Egirl, ^AHosea, Hosea. ^DbmI am a slave and a ^Bharlot no^E more. ^DbmYou washed me clean like a ^Bsummer rain ^F#And you set me free with that ^Eball and c^Ahain. Hosea, I threw away the k^Eey. ^A I'll ne^Ever leave. ^A

E, A, E, A

Andrew Peterson - Hosea