Hosea's Wife
Brooke FraserVersion1
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Chords in this song
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I just spoke silence with the seeker next to me
She had a heart with hesitant, halting speech
That turned to mine and asked belligerently, "What do I live for?"
I see the scars of searches everywhere I go
From hearts to wars to literature to radio
There's a question like a shame no one will show,
"What do I live for?"
We are Hosea's wife
We are squandering this life
Using people like ladders and words like knives
If we've eyes to see
If we've ears to hear
To find it in our hearts and mouths, the word that saves is near
Shed that shallow skin
Come and live again
Leave all you were before
To believe is to begin
There is a truth in little corners of our lives
There are hints of it in songs and childrens' eyes
It's familiar, like an ancient lullaby
What do I live for?
We are Hosea's wife
We are squandering this life
Using Bodies like money and truth like lies
If we've eyes to see
If we've ears to hear
To find it in our hearts and mouths, the word that saves is near
Shed that shallow skin
Come and live again
Leave all you were before
To believe is to begin
We are more than dust
That means something
That means something
We are more than just
blood and emotions, inklings and notions,
atoms on oceans
We are Hosea's wife
We are squandering this life
Using people like ladders and words like knives
2X):
If we've eyes to see
If we've ears to hear
To find it in our hearts and mouths, the word that saves is near
Shed that shallow skin
Come and live again
Leave all you were before
To believe is to begin
To believe is to begin
To believe is to begin
To believe is to begin
Hope it sounds good you : )
-Champita
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Readable chord sheet for Hosea's Wife by Brooke Fraser
I just spoke si[Em7]lence with the seeker next to me She had a heart[Am9] with hesitant, halting speech That turned to m[Em7]ine and asked belligerently, "What do I l[Am9]ive for?" I see the s[Em7]cars of searches everywhere I go From hearts to [Am9]wars to literature to radio There's a ques[Em7]tion like a shame no one will show, "What do I l[Am9]ive for?" We are [C]Hosea's wife We are [D]squandering this life Using [Em]people like ladders and words like [A]knives If we've eyes to [C]see If we've ears to [Em]hear To find it in our [D]hearts and mouths, the word that saves[Am] is near Shed that shallow [C]skin Come and live [Em]again Leave all you were be[D]fore To believe is to be[Am9]gin There is a [Em7]truth in little corners of our lives There are hi[Am9]nts of it in songs and childrens' eyes It's fa[Em7]miliar, like an ancient lullaby What do I l[Am9]ive for? We are [C]Hosea's wife We are [D]squandering this life Using [Em]Bodies like money and truth like [A]lies If we've eyes to [C]see If we've ears to [Em]hear To find it in our [D]hearts and mouths, the word that saves[Am] is near Shed that shallow [C]skin Come and live [Em]again Leave all you were be[D]fore To believe is to be[Am]gin We are more than dust[Em] That mea[C]ns something That means[A] something [Am]We are more than ju[Em]st blood and em[C]otions, inklings an[A]d notions, atoms[D] on oceans [B7] We are [C]Hosea's wife We are [D]squandering this life Using [Em]people like ladders and words like knives[A] 2X): If we've eyes to [C]see If we've ears to [Em]hear To find it in our [D]hearts and mouths, the word that saves[Am] is near Shed that shallow [C]skin Come and live [Em]again Leave all you were be[D]fore To believe is to be[Am]gin [Em]To bel[D]ieve is to b[C]egin [Em]To bel[D]ieve is to b[C]egin [Em]To bel[D]ieve is to b[C]egin Hope it sounds good you : ) -Champita