Intro:
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   | Ebm    | Db   | Ebm7 | Ab |

Verse:
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 I heard you on the wireless back in Fifty Two
Db       Ebm             Absus4     Ab
 Lying awake intent at tuning in on you
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 If I was young it didn't stop you coming through

Bridge: -part-
 Db    Ebm    | Absus4 Ab |
-Ow-a-ow-a-

Verse:
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 They took the credit for your second symphony
Db          Ebm              Absus4       Ab
 Rewritten by machine and new technology
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 And now I understand the problems you can see

Bridge:
Db    Ebm      xAbsusx        Ab
-Ow-a-ow-a-   I met your children
 Db    Ebm      xAbsusx          Ab
-Ow-a-ow-a-   What did you tell them?

Chorus:
Db                Gbsus2
Video killed the radio star
Db                Gbsus2
Video killed the radio star

Interlude:
Db        Ab/C      Gb  
Pictures came and broke your heart
Absus4    Bbm9
Ow-A-A-A-ow

Verse:
Db           Ebm           Absus4         Ab
 And now we meet in an abandoned studio
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 We hear the playback and it seems so long ago
Db          Ebm          Absus4           Ab
 And you remember the jingles used to go
Bridge:
 Db    Ebm      xAbsusx          Ab
-Ow-a-ow-a-   You were the first one
 Db    Ebm      xAbsusx          Ab
-Ow-a-ow-a-   You were the last one

Chorus:
Db                Gbsus2
Video killed the radio star
Db                Gbsus2
Video killed the radio star

Interlude:
Db     Ab/C      Gb  
In my mind and in my car
   Db       Ab/C        Gb  
We can't rewind we've gone too far
Absus4    Bbm9
Ow-A-A-A-ow

Solo:
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| Ebm    Ab | Db   Gb |
| Ebm    Ab | F   Bbm -break: |

Link 1:             1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| Ebm    | Db    | Ebm7 | Ab     Bbm    Gb   |  Bbm    Gb   Ab   |

Chorus:
Db                Gbsus2
Video killed the radio star
Db                Gbsus2
Video killed the radio star

Interlude:
Db     Ab/C      Gb  
In my mind and in my car,
   Db       Ab/C        Gb  
We can't rewind we've gone too far
Db        Ab/C      Gb  
Pictures came and broke your heart,
Db        Ab        Gb   Gbadd9 Gbadd9 break:
Put the blame on V   T     R

Link 2: -= Verse-
    Db   Ebm Absus4 Ab     Db            Ebm       Absus4  Ab
You a-------re a radio sta-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ar
    Db   Ebm Absus4 Ab     Db            Ebm       Absus4  Ab
You a-------re a radio sta-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ar

Chorus:
Db                Gbsus2
Video killed the radio star
Db                Gbsus2
Video killed the radio star
Db                Gbsus2
Video killed the radio star
Db                Gbsus2
Video killed the radio star

Outro:
     Db                Gbsus2        Db                Gbsus2
     Video killed the radio star   Video killed the radio star  
-You a--------------re     a radio star-
     Db                Gbsus2        Db                Gbsus2
     Video killed the radio star   Video killed the radio star  
-You a--------------re     a radio star-

-repeat and fade-