Video Killed The Radio Star Uke tab by The Buggles

5 Chords used in the song: G, Am, C, D, Em

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Artist: 
Year:  1980
Difficulty: 
3.3
(Beginner)
Key: G, EmChords
G chordG Am chordAm C chordC D chordD
I heard you on my wireless back in fifty two
G chordG Am chordAm C chordC D chordD
Lying awake intent on tuning in on you
G chordG Em chordEm D chordD
If I was young it didn't stop you coming through
G chordG C chordC D chordD
oh-a-oh

G chordG Am chordAm C chordC D chordD
They took the credit for your second symphony
G chordG Am chordAm C chordC D chordD
Rewritten by machine on new technology
G chordG Em chordEm D chordD
And now I understand the supernova scene
G chordG C chordC D chordD
oh-a-oh
I met the children
G chordG C chordC D chordD
oh-a-oh
What can you sell them?

G chordG C chordC
Video killed the radio star
G chordG C chordC
Video killed the radio star

G chordG D chordD Em chordEm C chordC
In my mind and in my car,
G chordG D chordD Em chordEm C chordC
we can't rewind we've gone too far

D chordD Em chordEm
Oh - aoh - oh - oh - oh
D chordD Em chordEm
Oh - aoh - oh - oh - oh

G chordG Am chordAm C chordC D chordD
And now we meet in an abandoned studio
G chordG Am chordAm C chordC D chordD
You hear the playback and it seems so long ago
G chordG Em chordEm D chordD
And you remember,the jingles used to go,

G chordG C chordC D chordD
oh-a-oh
You were the first one
G chordG C chordC D chordD
oh-a-oh
You were the last one

G chordG C chordC
Video killed the radio star
G chordG C chordC
Video killed the radio star
G chordG D chordD Em chordEm C chordC
In my mind and in my car,
G chordG D chordD Em chordEm C chordC
we can't rewind we've gone too far
D chordD Em chordEm
Oh - aoh - oh - oh - oh
D chordD Em chordEm
Oh - aoh - oh - oh - oh

G chordG C chordC
Video killed the radio star
G chordG C chordC
Video killed the radio star
G chordG D chordD Em chordEm C chordC
In my mind and in my car,
G chordG D chordD Em chordEm C chordC
we can't rewind we've gone too far

G chordG D chordD Em chordEm C chordC
Pictures came,broke your heart
G chordG D chordD C chordC
So put all the blame on VCR

Uke tab by , 06 Dec 2013

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About this song: Video Killed The Radio Star

"Video Killed the Radio Star" is a song by the British synthpop/new wave group Buggles, released in 1979. It celebrates the golden days of radio, describing a singer whose career is cut short by television. The song topped several music charts and has been covered by many recording artists. It was the first music video shown on MTV in North America at 12:01 am on August 1, 1981 and has been widely parodied in popular media.

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