| f | Video Killed the Radio Star [C] | f | Video Killed the Radio Star [C] |
| Buggles | | Buggles |
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| Intro: | | Intro: |
| [C] [Dm] [F] [G] x2 | | [C] [Dm] [F] [G] x2 |
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| Verse 1: | | Verse 1: |
| [C] I heard you [Dm] on the wireless [F] back in Fifty [G] two | | [C] I heard you [Dm] on the wireless [F] back in Fifty [G] two |
| [C] Lying a[Dm]wake intent on [F] tuning in on [G] you | | [C] Lying a[Dm]wake intent on [F] tuning in on [G] you |
| [C] If I was [Dm] young it didnāt [F] stop you coming [G] through | | [C] If I was [Dm] young it didnāt [F] stop you coming [G] through |
| [C] Oh a-[F]ohh [Dm] [G] | | [C] Oh a-[F]ohh [Dm] [G] |
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| Verse 2: | | Verse 2: |
| [C] They took the [Dm] credit for your [F] second sympho[G]ny | | [C] They took the [Dm] credit for your [F] second sympho[G]ny |
| [C] Rewritten [Dm] by machine on [F] new technolo[G]gy, | | [C] Rewritten [Dm] by machine on [F] new technolo[G]gy, |
| [C] And now I [Dm] understand the [F] problems you can [G] see | | [C] And now I [Dm] understand the [F] problems you can [G] see |
| [C] Oh a-[F]ohh [Dm] I met your [G] children | | [C] Oh a-[F]ohh [Dm] I met your [G] children |
| [C] Oh a-[F]ohh [Dm] what did you [G] tell them? | | [C] Oh a-[F]ohh [Dm] what did you [G] tell them? |
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| |Chorus: | | |Chorus: |
| |[C] Video killed the [F] radio star | | |[C] Video killed the [F] radio star |
| |[C] Video killed the [F] radio star | | |[C] Video killed the [F] radio star |
| |[C] Pictures [G] came and [Dm] broke your [Am] heart | | |[C] Pictures [G] came and [Dm] broke your [Am] heart |
| |[G] Oh-oh-oh-a- [Am] oh | | |[G] Oh-oh-oh-a- [Am] oh |
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| Verse 3: | | Verse 3: |
| [C] And now we [Dm] meet in an a[F]bandoned studi[G]o | | [C] And now we [Dm] meet in an a[F]bandoned studi[G]o |
| [C] We hear the [Dm] playback and it [F] seems so long a[G]go | | [C] We hear the [Dm] playback and it [F] seems so long a[G]go |
| [C] And you re[Dm]member the [F] jingles used to [G] go | | [C] And you re[Dm]member the [F] jingles used to [G] go |
| [C] Oh a-[F]ohh [Dm] You were the [G] first one | | [C] Oh a-[F]ohh [Dm] You were the [G] first one |
| [C] Oh a-[F]ohh [Dm] You were the [G] last one | | [C] Oh a-[F]ohh [Dm] You were the [G] last one |
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| Chorus: | | Chorus: |
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| Pre-Chorus: | | Pre-Chorus: |
| [C] In my [G] mind and [Dm] in my [Am] car | | [C] In my [G] mind and [Dm] in my [Am] car |
| [C] We canāt re[G]wind weāve [Dm] gone too [Am] far | | [C] We canāt re[G]wind weāve [Dm] gone too [Am] far |
| [G] Oh-oh-oh-a-[Am]oh... [G] Oh-oh-oh-a-[Am]oh | | [G] Oh-oh-oh-a-[Am]oh... [G] Oh-oh-oh-a-[Am]oh |
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| |Chorus: | | |Chorus: |
| |[C] Video killed the [F] radio star | | |[C] Video killed the [F] radio star |
| |[C] Video killed the [F] radio star | | |[C] Video killed the [F] radio star |
| |[C] Pictures [G] came and [Dm] broke your [Am] heart | | |[C] Pictures [G] came and [Dm] broke your [Am] heart |
| |[G] Oh-oh-oh-a-[Am]oh | | |[G] Oh-oh-oh-a-[Am]oh |
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| Post-Chorus: | | Post-Chorus: |
| [C] In my [G] mind and [Dm] in my [Am] car | | [C] In my [G] mind and [Dm] in my [Am] car |
| [C] We canāt re[G]wind weāve [Dm] gone too [Am] far | | [C] We canāt re[G]wind weāve [Dm] gone too [Am] far |
| [C] Pictures [G] came and [Dm] broke your [Am] heart | | [C] Pictures [G] came and [Dm] broke your [Am] heart |
| [C] Put the [G] blame on [Dm] VC[Am]R | | [C] Put the [G] blame on [Dm] VC[Am]R |
| [*pause] | | [*pause] |
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| Repeat x4: | | Repeat x4: |
| You [C] aaaaa-[F]aaare a radio [Am] sta-a-a-a-a-a-a-[G]ar | | You [C] aaaaa-[F]aaare a radio [Am] sta-a-a-a-a-a-a-[G]ar |
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| t | Repeat with Harmony (until count out): | t | Repeat with Harmony {blue}(until count out){/blue}: |
| (Video killed the radio star, video killed the radio star) | | {blue}(Video killed the radio star, video killed the radio star) {/blue} |
| You [C] aaaaa-[F]aaare a radio [Am] sta-a-a-a-a-a-a-[G]ar | | You [C] aaaaa-[F]aaare a radio [Am] sta-a-a-a-a-a-a-[G]ar |
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| Outro: | | Outro: |
| [C*] | | [C*] |