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Hostage chords by Billie Eilish (Official Version)

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Am
C
Fmaj7
E7
Dm7

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

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

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Interlude 1

Am

C

Fmaj7

Like a hostage

Am

C

Fmaj7

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

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

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

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Am
C
Fmaj7
E7
Dm7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: A minorBPM: 65

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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

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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.

Hostage

Billie Eilish

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