Ive Come To Take You Home chords by The Isaacs

• Capo on 4th

Difficulty: Intermediate

Verse 1:
  G                 D7    D
"Go plead with your mother," were the words of Hosea
   G         G7      C
As he sent his children to extend his mercy.
C Em  Am
So they journeyed down the long path
   G       Em
That led to much destruction;
A          C         G D
All the while, their lonely hearts were hurting.
   G
Their hope was crushed inside
      D7      D
As their compassion was denied.
  G       G7          C
The woman they so loved seemed like a stranger.
   Am
Heart-broken and alone,
       G     Em
They took the long road home,
  C          D           G
For sin now reigned, and hope seemed gone to change her.

    Pause 3 beats:

  G              D7        D
One day the word was told; some slaves were being sold.
 G       G7     C
A restless love sent Hosea seeking.
C  Em Am
One by one, they brought them in
  G        Em
So beaten down with sin.
A         C         G D
In his chest, his anxious heart was beating.
    G
All at once she caught his eye;
     D7         D
From his lips the bids were high.
     G        G7       C
She could not believe the voice she could hear!
         Am
Would he, through judgement, take her life?
    G        Em
Forever end his pain and strife?
      C       D        G
What would happen as she saw him drawing near her?


Chorus:
   G7        C D
"I've come to take you home!
            G
I know that you've done wrong,
           C
But for you I give my life.
               D
Through the sorrow, pain, and strife
          G
I couldn't let you go!
   G7        C D
Let's leave the past behind;
            G Em
Love conquers one more time."
           C
He took her hand and said,
             D
"There's a new day just ahead;
           C G
I've come to take you home!"


Verse 2:
 G
I stood in that same place:
     D7      D
Bound by sin, a broken slave.
     G       G7         C
From the depths of my despair I prayed for mercy.
 C   Em Am
I heard His words, "The price was paid
    G         Em
On the cross for you that day!
    C          D       G
Take My hand now, child, and welcome to the family!"


Chorus:
   G7        C D
"I've come to take you home!
            G
I know that you've done wrong,
           C
But for you I gave my life.
               D
Through the sorrow, pain, and strife
          G
I couldn't let you go!
   G7        C D
Let's leave the past behind;
            G Em
Love conquers one more time."
          C
He took my hand and said,
             D
"There's a new day just ahead;
           C G
I've come to take you home!"