Lost Cause chords by
Billie Eilish (Official Version)

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Key: Bb minorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

Something's in the

Am

G

Fmaj7

E7

Verse 1
Am Am 
 
Something's in the air right now
G G 
 
Like I'm losin' track of time (time, time)
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Like I don't really care     right now
E7 E7 
 
But maybe that's fine
Am Am 
 
You weren't even there that day
G G 
 
I was waitin' on you (you, you)
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
I wondered if you were aware     that day
E7 E7 
 
Was the last straw for me and I know

Pre-chorus 1
Am Am 
 
(know)
G G 
 
I sent you flowers
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Did you even care?
E7 E7 
 
You ran the shower
Am Am 
 
And left them by the stairs
G G 
 
Oh-oh- oh-oh ooh
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Ay-ay-ay-ay, ay,      ay
E7 E7 
 
Thought you had your shit together

Chorus 1
Am Am 
 
But damn, I was wrong (wrong)
G G 
 
You ain't nothin' but a lost cause (cause)
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
And this ain't nothin' like it once was      (was)
E7 E7 
 
I know you think you're such an outlaw
Am Am 
 
But you got no job (job)
G G 
 
You ain't nothin' but a lost cause (cause)
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
And this ain't nothin' like it once was      (was)
E7 E7 
 
I know you think you're such an outlaw
But you got no job

Verse 2
Am Am 
 
I used to think you were shy
G G 
 
But maybe you just had nothin' on your mind
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Maybe    you were thinkin' 'bout
E7 E7 
 
yourself all the time
Am Am 
 
I used to wish you were mine (mine)
G G 
 
But that was way before I realized
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Someone  like you would always
E7 E7 
 
be so easy to find
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
(So) so easy (easy)
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
E7 E7 
 
(So mm-mm) easy,    mm-mm-mm, mm

Bridge 1
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
Gave me no flowers
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Wish I didn't care
E7 E7 
 
You'd be gone for hours
Am Am 
 
Could be anywhere
G G 
 
Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
E7 E7 
 
Thought you would've grown eventually

Chorus 2
Am Am 
 
But you proved me wrong (wrong)
G G 
 
You ain't nothin' but a lost cause (cause)
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
And this ain't nothin' like it once was      (was)
E7 E7 
 
I know you think you're such an outlaw
Am Am 
 
But you got no job (job)
G G 
 
You ain't nothin' but a lost cause (cause)
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
And this ain't nothin' like it once was      (was)
E7 E7 
 
I know you think you're such an outlaw

Outro 1
But you got no job
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
What did I tell you?
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Don't get complacent
E7 E7 
 
It's time to face it now,
now, now, now, now, now
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
What did I tell you?
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Don't get complacent
E7 E7 
 
It's time to face it now, now, now, now

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsAm G Fmaj7 E7

Chords

Am
G
Fmaj7
E7

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

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0

Capo: 1

I don't have a capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the original studio version of Lost Cause by Billie Eilish, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of Bb minor. It suits players who want to learn Lost Cause the way Billie Eilish intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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