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Billie Eilish – Lost Cause Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
                  Am  G  Fmaj7  E7
Somethin' in the...

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

[Pre-Chorus]
          Am            G
And I know I sent you flowers
(Know, know)
             Fmaj7
Did you even care?
             E7
You ran the shower
                      Am
And left them by the stairs
        G               Fmaj7
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ayy-ayy-ayy-ayy, uhh
E7
 Thought you had your shit together,
                 Am
 but damn I was wrong

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[Chorus]
[Chorus]
Am                             G
You ain't nothin' but a lost cause
And this ain't nothin'
            Fmaj7
like it once was
I know you think you're
          E7
such an outlaw
               Am
But you got no job
                              G
You ain't nothin' but a lost cause
And this ain't nothin'
            Fmaj7
like it once was
I know you think you're
            E7
such an outlaw
               N.C.
But you got no job

[Verse 2]
N.C.             Am
 I used to think you werе shy (shy)
G
Or maybe you just had nothing
on your mind
Fmaj7
Maybe you were thinkin' 'bout
    E7
yourself all the time (time)
   Am
I used to wish you were mine (mine)
     G
But that was way before I realized
Fmaj7
Someone like you would
              E7
always be so easy to find
 Am                    G
(Um, um, so) So easy (easy, so, easy)
Fmaj7             E7
Easy, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh

[Bridge]
Am             G
 Gave me no flowers
              Fmaj7
Wish I didn't care
                     E7
You'd been gone for hours
             Am    G
Could be anywhere (Oh, oh, oh, oh)
Fmaj7          E7
I thought you would've
grown eventually
                   Am
But you proved me wrong

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

[Outro]
Am                G
 What did I tell you?
              Fmaj7
Don't get complacent
                     E7
It's time to face it now
Am                G
 What did I tell you?
              Fmaj7
Don't get complacent
                     E7
It's time to face it now

How to play Lost Cause: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Lost Cause by Billie Eilish on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play Lost Cause by Billie Eilish, think in A minor (no sharps or flats). It takes 4 chords: Am, G, Fmaj7 and E7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Am – G – Fmaj7 – E7 (i – VII – VImaj7 – V7 in A minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.