Video Killed The Radio Star Chords by Presidents Of The Usa I figured out these chords because I have an acoustic guitar, and the power chords the feel, so the key will be a little bit off. If you want to play it with other people stick the power chords. =====Verse I====================================================== [G]I heard you [Am] on my wireless [C] back in fifty [D] two [G]Lyin? [Am] awake intent on [C] tuning in on [D] you [G]If I was [Em] young it didn't [D] stop you coming through [G]oh-a-[C]oh [D] =====Verse II===================================================== [G] They took the [Am] credit for your [C]second sympho[D]ny [G] Rewritten [Am] by machine on [C] new technolo[D]gy [G] And now I [Em] understand the [D] supernova scene [G]oh-a-[C]oh [D] I met the children [G]oh-a-[C]oh [D] What can you sell them? =====Chorus======================================================= [G]Video killed the [C] radio star [G]Video killed the [C] radio star [G]In my [D] mind and [Em] in my [C] car, we [G] can't [D] rewind we've [Em] gone too [C] far (whoa) [D] Oh - aoh ? oh - oh ? [Em] oh [D] Oh ? aoh ? oh - oh - [Em] oh =====Verse III==================================================== [G]And now we [Am] meet in an a[C]bandoned studi[D]o [G]You hear the [Am] playback and it [C] seems so long ag[D]o [G]And you re[Em]member, the jin[D]gles used to go, [G]oh-a-[C]oh [D] You were the first one [G]oh-a-[C]oh [D] You were the last one =====chorus======================================================= [G]Video killed the [C] radio star [G]Video killed the [C] radio star [G]In my [D] mind and [Em] in my [C] car, we [G] can't [D] rewind we've [Em] gone too [C] far (TOO FAR!) [D] Oh - aoh ? oh - oh ? [Em] oh [D] Oh ? aoh ? oh - oh - [Em] oh (Alright!) =====Guitar Solo================================================== (play with solo, not as solo) [Em] [D] [C] [Em] [D] [C] [Em] [D] [C] (pause and let solo finish) =====Chorus======================================================= [G]Video killed the [C] radio star [G]Video killed the [C] radio star [G]In my [D] mind and [Em] in my [C] car, we [G] can't [D] rewind we've [Em] gone too [C] far [G] Pictures [D] came, [Em] broke your [C] heart So [G]put all the [D] blame on [C] VCR ================================================================== You are... the radio star [x2] [G]Video killed the [C] radio star [x7] Video killed that radio star, yes it did