Hostage chords by
Billie Eilish (Official Version)

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Key: A minorDifficulty: Easy

Verse 1
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
I   wanna be alone
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Alone with you, does that make sense?
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
I   wanna steal your soul
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
And hide you in my treasure chest
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
I   don't know what what do
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
To do  with your kiss on my neck
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
I   don't know what feels true
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
But this feels right so stay a sec
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Yeah, you feel right so stay a sec

Chorus 1
E7 E7 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
And let me crawl inside your veins
E7 E7 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
I'll build a wall, give you a ball and chain
Dm7 Dm7 
 
It's not like me    to be so mean
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
You're all I wanted
Dm7 Dm7 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Just let me hold  you

Interlude 1

Am

C

Fmaj7

Like a hostage

Am

C

Fmaj7

Verse 2
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Gold on your fingertips
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Fingertips against my cheek
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Gold leaf across your lips
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Kiss me until I  can't speak
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Gold chain beneath your shirt
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
The shirt that you let me wear home
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Gold's fake and real love hurts
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
But nothing hurts when I'm alone
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
When you're with me and we're alone

Chorus 2
E7 E7 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
And let me crawl inside your veins
E7 E7 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
I'll build a wall, give you a ball and chain
Dm7 Dm7 
 
It's not like me    to be so mean
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
You're all I wanted
Dm7 Dm7 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Just let me hold  you
Dm7 Dm7 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Hold  you

Outro 1
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Like a hostage
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Like a hostage
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsAm C Fmaj7 E7 Dm7

Chords

Am
C
Fmaj7
E7
Dm7

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

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This is the definitive original version of Hostage by Billie Eilish, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A minor. It suits players who want to learn Hostage the way Billie Eilish intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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