Andrew Peterson – Hosea chords

Intro
Dbm, B, E, A

V1
Dbm                    BEvery time I lay in the bed beside you,
E           AHosea, Hosea,
Dbm                     B                 E       AI hear the sound of the streets of the city.
Dbm                   AbmMy belly growls like a hungry wolf
          B                     E        AAnd 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              AHere I am in the Valley of Trouble.
E                BJust look at the bed that I've made:
Abm             A         E      BBadlands as far as I can see.
Dbm                 B           AThere's no one here but me, Hosea.

V3
    Dbm                     BI stumbled and fell in the road on the way home,
E      AHosea, Hosea.
Dbm                        B           EI lay in the brick street like a stray dog.
Dbm                   AbmYou came to me like a silver moon
         B               E      A            With the saddest smile I ever knew.
                 E    B E AHosea carried me home again.
E        B E A      BHome 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                AI swear it was the color of hope.
E             B           AYou turned a stone into a rose, 
              F#        BHosea. Hosea

F#        B

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

E, A, E, A