Intro: Dm  C  F  Am   Dm  C  F  G 

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I heard you on the wireless back in fifty two 
C          Dm             F            G 
Lying a-wake  in bed then  tuning in on  you 
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If I was  young it didn't  stop you coming  through 
C            Dm        G 
  Oh   -  ah   -    oh 

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They took the credit for your second symphony 
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Rewritten     by machine on and  new technology 
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And now I understand the problems you can see 
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(Oh-a-oh) I met your children 
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(Oh-a-oh) What did you tell them ? 

C            F 
Video killed the radio star 
C            F 
Video killed the radio star 
C      G          F 
Pictures came and broke your heart 
G       Am 
Oh-a-oh-oh-oh 

C          Dm       F              G 
And now we meet in an abandoned studio 
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We hear the playback and it seems so long ago 
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And you remember the jingles used to go 
C    Dm  F               G 
(Oh-a-oh) You were the first one 
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(Oh-a-oh) You were the last one 

C            F 
Video killed the radio star 
C            F 
Video killed the radio star 
C      G          F 
In my    mind and   in my car, 
C      G          F 
we can't rewind we've gone to far 

G           Am 
Oh, a, a, a, oh 
G           Am 
Oh, a, a, a, oh 

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C            F 
Video killed the radio star 
C            F 
Video killed the radio star 
C      G          F 
In my    mind and   in my car, 
C      G          F 
we can't rewind we've gone to far 
C      G          F 
Pictures came and broke your heart 
C      G         F 
Put the blame on VTR 

   C  Dm       F    G 
You are a radio star 
   C  Dm       F    G 
You are a radio star 
C            F 
Video killed the radio star 
C            F 
Video killed the radio star