• Song:

    Video Killed The Radio Star

  • Artist:

    Buggles

  • Album:

    Trans X

Intro:  (synth arranged for guitar)

    G6          D5         Em7        D                                    A
E|------------------------------------5- ----------------------------------5-
B|---------12---------10---------8----7- -------12---------10---------8----5-
G|-------(b9)---------7----------7------7- -----(b9)---------7----------7------6-
D|-----(b9)---------7----------(b9)-------7- ---(b9)---------7----------(b9)-------7-
A|--10----------(b9)---------7----------5- -10---------(b9)---------7----------7-
E|-------------------------------------- ----------------------------------5-

Verse 1:  (piano arranged for guitar)

Below is roughly what the piano is playing.  It's a lot easier to play
on a piano than a guitar.  Stick with the basic chords.  The timing has
been stretched to fit the lyrics.

    D                 G6    Em7          A4            A      A5
E|--14--12--10--------------10-----------10---------------(b9)-10--12--
B|--10--10--10--------12----12-----------10--10-10-10-10-10--10--10--
G|--11--11--11--------12----12------------(b9)--(b9)-(b9)-(b9)-(b9)-(b9)--(b9)--(b9)-
D|--12--12--12--------14-14-14-14------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------
         I heard you on     the wireless back   in fifty two
         Lying      a-wake  in bed then  tuning in on    you
         If I was     young it didn't   stop you coming  through
    Oh   -  ah   -    oh.

Verse 2:

D             G6              Em7      A4
They took the credit for your second symphony
Rewritten     by machine and  new technology
And now I understand the problems you can see

(Oh-a-oh) I met your children
(Oh-a-oh) What did you tell them ?

Chorus:

  D                G
  Video killed the radio star
  Video killed the radio star

D        A        G
Pictures came and broke your heart

A           Bm
(Oh-a-oh-oh-oh)

Verse 3:

And now we meet in an abandoned studio
We hear the playback and it seems so long ago
And you remember the jingles used to go

(Oh-a-oh) You were the first one
(Oh-a-oh) You were the last one

(chorus)

D        A          G
In my    mind and   in my car, we
can't re|-wind we've gone to far

A           Bm
(Oh-a-oh-oh-oh)
(Oh-a-oh-oh-oh)

Solo:  (synth arranged for guitar)

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------12---10-----------------------------12---10------------10-----
G|----(b9)---------12--11-------------------(b9)---------12--11-12--------
D|--(b9)-------------------12---(b9)--------(b9)------------------------12--
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------

E|------------------------------ -------------------------------------
B|------12---10----------------- ---------12-----------10----------8--
G|----(b9)---------12--11--(b9)----- -------(b9)-----------7-----------7----
D|--(b9)----------------------12-- -----(b9)-----------7-----------(b9)-----
A|------------------------------ --10------------(b9)----------7--------
E|------------------------------ -------------------------------------

  (2 guitars)
E|--------------------------------------------
B|--17---17(b)1(b9)--15-15-15-17(b)1(b9)--15--17--
G|--14---14(b)16---12-12-12-14(b)16---12--14--
D|--------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------

(chorus)

D        A          G
In my    mind and   in my car, we
can't re|-wind we've gone to far
Pictures came and   broke your heart
Put the  blame on   VTR

You are the radio star

(chorus to fade)
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