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Donna Summer
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Key: A minor•
Verse 1
Am
Am

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Lady: Hallo

Kidnapper:

Lady we've just kidnapped

your husband

Have $800,000 ready by tomorrow night

And lady no police

Or you'll never see your husband

alive again
Verse 2
Am
Am

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Lady: Hallo

I remember standing there so petrified
D
D

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F
F

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Am
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My hand frozen to the phone

As a stranger's words

that caught in my ears
D
D

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F
F

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Am
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And chilled me to the bone
F
F

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C
C

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Bm
Bm
2

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Some dark tragedy had come
Bbdim
Bbdim

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Am
Am

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right home to me
F
F

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C
C

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They'd kidnapped my man and
Bm
Bm
2

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his life was in their hands
E
E

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Verse 3

Am
Am

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G
G

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He was a hostage, a hostage
F
F

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Em
Em

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Am
Am

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D
D

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His life was at the mercy
C
C

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Am
Am

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B
B
2

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E
E

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of their hands
Am
Am

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G
G

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He was a hostage, a hostage
F
F

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Em
Em

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D
D

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His life depending on
C
C

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B
B
2

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Bdim
Bdim

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their gold demands
E
E

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Bbdim
Bbdim

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Bbm
Bbm

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Bb
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Verse 4
Am
Am

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Lady: Hallo

Kidnapper:
C#m
C#m
4

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Lady, here's your husband through
Verse 5

To warn not to play any games
B
B
2

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Husband:

Hi Honey listen I'm okay
Bm
Bm
2

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B
B
2

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Just make sure you do
Bb
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whatever they tell you

And whatever you do don't
Am
Am

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go to the police!
Verse 6
Am
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Well I couldn't raise that kinda money fast
D
D

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F
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Am
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So I was left no other choice

So I called the police and

they came in fast
D
D

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F
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Am
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Saying "leave it up to us
F
F

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C
C

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Just do as they told
Bm
Bm
2

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Bbaug
Bbaug

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Am
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The ransom's in this bag
F
F

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C
C

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We'll watch over you
Bm
Bm
2

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And we'll have your husband back too"
E
E

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Verse 7

Am
Am

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G
G

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He was a hostage, a hostage
F
F

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Em
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Dm
Dm

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D
D

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His life was at the mercy
C
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Bdim
Bdim

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B
B
2

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E
E

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of their hand s
Am
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G
G

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He was a hostage, a hostage
F
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Em
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Dm
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D
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C
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B
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2

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G
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His life depending on their gold demand
Bdim
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Am
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s
Bbdim
Bbdim

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Bbm
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Bb
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Am
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Verse 8


Lady: Hallo
C#m
C#m
4

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Kid napper:

Listen very carefully lady

Drive out to the abandoned
B
B
2

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shack on Highway 16
Bm
Bm
2

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Throw the package of money out the win
Am
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Bb
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dow and keep driving
Am
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And remember lady no police!
Verse 9
Am
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Well my heart was heavy as I made that drive
D
D

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F
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Am
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I was sure something was wrong

I soon found the shack

I threw out the bag and I
D
D

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F
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Am
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just kept driving on
F
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C
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Then the shots rang out and
Bm
Bm
2

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Bbaug
Bbaug

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Bb
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Am
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turned my car about
F
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C
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On the ground one lay but the
Bm
Bm
2

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other had gotten away
E
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Verse 10

Am
Am

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G
G

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He was a hostage, a hostage
F
F

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Em
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C
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D
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C
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B
B
2

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His life was at the mercy of their hands
E
E

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Am
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G
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He was a hostage, a hostage
F
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Em
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D
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C
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B
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2

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His life depending on their gold de
E
E

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Bdim
Bdim

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mand s
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Bbdim

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Bbm
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Bb
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Verse 11
Am
Am

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Lady:

Well they found my husband
C#m
C#m
4

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a few days later
E
E

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Yes, the funeral's tomorrow
Em
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Am

  • D

  • F

  • C

  • Bm

    2

  • Bbdim

  • E

  • G

  • Em

  • B

    2

  • Bdim

  • Bbm

  • Bb

  • C#m

    4

  • Bbaug

  • Dm

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

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The original key of The Hostage by Donna Summer is A minor.

The primary chords used in The Hostage are Am, D, F, C, Bm, Bbdim.

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