"Hostage" by Billie Eilish Ukulele Tabs on UkuTabs

Artist	Billie Eilish
Album	dont smile at me
Genre(s)	chillout • electronic • indie • indie pop • pop
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Verse:
Bbm      Db  Gb
I wanna be alone
Bbm                   Db         Gb
Alone with you, does that make sense?
Bbm      Db          Gb
I wanna steal your soul
    Bbm             Db        Gb
And hide you in my treasure chest

Verse:
Bbm           Db       Gb
I don't know what to do
   Bbm                Db     Gb
To do with your kiss on my neck
Bbm           Db          Gb
I don't know what feels true
    Bbm                  Db      Gb
But this feels right so stay a sec
      Bbm                Db      Gb
Yeah, you feel right so stay a sec

Chorus:
           F7                Gb
And let me crawl inside your veins
             F7                        Gb
I'll build a wall, give you a ball and chain

              Ebm
It's not like me to be so mean
             Gb
You're all I wanted
            Ebm   Gb
Just let me hold you
       Bbm Db Gb Bbm Db Gb
like a hostage

Verse:
Bbm           Db     Gb
Gold on your fingertips
Bbm         Db          Gb
Fingertips against my cheek
Bbm         Db          Gb
Gold leaf across your lips
Bbm            Db       Gb
Kiss me until I can't speak

Verse:
Bbm           Db          Gb
Gold chain beneath your shirt
    Bbm                 Db       Gb
The shirt that you let me wear home
Bbm              Db         Gb
Gold's fake and real love hurts
    Bbm                 Db   Gb
And nothing hurts when I'm alone
     Bbm                 Db     Gb
When you're with me and we're alone

Chorus:
           F7                Gb
And let me crawl inside your veins
             F7                        Gb
I'll build a wall, give you a ball and chain
              Ebm
It's not like me to be so mean
             Gb
You're all I wanted
            Ebm   Gb
Just let me hold you
Ebm   Gb
Hold you
       Bbm Db Gb
Like a hostage
       Bbm Db Gb 
Like a hostage

Outro -x2-: Bbm Db Gb

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18 Comments

em
July 11, 2018 at 01:46 · Reply
if u pluck back and forth the bottom two strings. (switch to bottom and second to top for chorus) it sounds really good thats what i do,, no worry ab strumming pattern
Anonymous Ukulele
April 14, 2018 at 15:28 · Reply
Down… down up (and keep on doing it)
Fairlylocalemo
March 31, 2018 at 05:01 · Reply
You should totally put “My Boy” On here. It’s also by Billie. :)
blueberry
March 2, 2018 at 22:48 · Reply
much much better in -2
Nastya
February 17, 2018 at 22:12 · Reply
Just single down strums
Ella
February 4, 2018 at 16:54 · Reply
I find that if you do lose strums down, it sound really good
Kvonne
January 27, 2018 at 20:31 · Reply
Life would be so much easier if you could include the strumming pattern
Alien?
January 27, 2018 at 04:27 · Reply
It’s just one strum for each I’m pretty sure
Definitely not a hornet
January 21, 2018 at 16:17 · Reply
I just strum downwards and use DDU, UDU for the outro and stuff. I don’t know if that’s actually right though
- Duckwacky
  June 28, 2018 at 23:54 · Reply
  I do it too! It sounds good… so 🤷🏻‍♀️😂
sani
January 8, 2018 at 17:38 · Reply
what is the strumming pattern?
- .
  January 17, 2018 at 03:18 · Reply
  I just do DU, but that probably isn’t the way you are supposed to. It sounds okay to me, though.
coolbeans15
January 5, 2018 at 22:58 · Reply
loveeeee :,)
Liv Vance
January 2, 2018 at 16:04 · Reply
I love this song so much. 0 definitely worked the best for me and I could sing along to it very easily. And it sounds more like the song.
Notfrankiero
December 13, 2017 at 19:42 · Reply
Thankyou oml
quiet owl
December 9, 2017 at 03:13 · Reply
I freaking love this song.
Owen
December 5, 2017 at 23:16 · Reply
Such a beautiful song and meaning behind it. This song got me through a hard moment in my life.
Owen
December 5, 2017 at 23:15 · Reply
Such a beautiful song and got me through a hard time in my life.