Hostage Chords
Hostage by Billie Eilish is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, C, F, E7, Bm and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
verse 1
Am C F
I wanna be alone
Am C F
Alone with you, does that make sense?
Am C F
I wanna steal your soul
Am C F
And hide you in my treasure chest
verse 2
Am C F
I don't know what to do
Am C F
To do with your kiss on my neck
Am C F
I don't know what feels true
Am C F
But this feels right so stay a sec
Am C F
Yeah, you feel right so stay a sec
E7 C F
And let me crawl inside your veins
Bm F
I'll build a wall, give you a ball and chain
Dm
It's not like me to be so mean
F
You're all I wanted
Dm F
Just let me hold you
Am C F Am C F
like a hostage
verse 3
Am C F
Gold on your fingertips
Am C F
Fingertips against my cheek
Am C F
Gold leaf across your lips
Am C F
Kiss me until I can't speak
verse 4
Am C F
Gold chain beneath your shirt
Am C F
The shirt that you let me wear home
Am C F
Gold's fake and real love hurts
Am C F
And nothing hurts when I'm alone
Am C F
When you're with me and we're alone
E7 C F
And let me crawl inside your veins
Bm F
I'll build a wall, give you a ball and chain
Dm
It's not like me to be so mean
F
You're all I wanted
Dm F
Just let me hold you
Dm F
let me hold you
Am C F Am C F
like a hostage
Am C F Am C F
like a hostage