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. EA 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 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, B# Hosea. Hosea FB 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