To play the song in the original key place capo on 1st fret and play in C major (the original key is D♭ major). "THEY" means women vocals.
Video Killed The Radio Star
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C/EDmi7AmiCDmi7GF6F6
P1:
x--x--x--x x--x--x--x x--x--x--x x--x--x--x x--x--x--x x--x--x--x x--x--x--x x--x--x--x x--x--x--x
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C/EC/EC/EC/EF6F6F6F6Gsus4Gsus4Gsus4GGGGsus4GC/EF6Gsus4GC/EF6Gsus4GC/EF6Gsus4G
S1:
HE: I heard you on my wireless back in fifty two Lying awake, intent at tuning in on you If I was young, it didn't stop you coming through THEY: Oh-a, oh-a x--x--x--x HE: They took the credit for your second symphony Rewritten by machine and new technology And now I understand the problems you can see
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C/EF6Gsus4GC/EF6Gsus4G
B1:
THEY: Oh-a oh-a HE: I met your children THEY: Oh-a oh-a HE: What did you tell them?
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CFCFCG/HF/AGAmi
R1:
THEY: Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star HE: Pictures came and broke your heart THEY: Oh-a-a-a oh
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C/EC/EC/EF6F6F6Gsus4Gsus4Gsus4GGG
S2:
HE: 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
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C/EF6Gsus4GC/EF6Gsus4G
B1:
THEY: Oh-a oh-a HE: You were the first one THEY: Oh-a oh-a HE: You are the last one
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CFCFCG/HF/ACG/HF/AGAmiGAmi
R2:
THEY: Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star HE: In my mind and in my car We can't rewind, we've gone too far THEY: Oh-a-a-a oh Oh-a-a-a oh
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C/EF/AG/HFFGC/EFFGE/G♯Ami
M1:
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Dmi7F6CGAmiFAmiFG
M2:
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CFCFCG/HF/ACG/HF/ACG/HF/AC/GGF
R3:
THEY: Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star HE: In my mind and in my car We can't rewind, we've gone too far Pictures came and broke your heart Put the blame on VCR x-x-x-x x-x-x-
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C/EFGsus4GC/EFGsus4GC/EFGsus4C/EGFGsus4G
B2:
SHE: You a-----a---are A radio sta---a---ar You a-----a---are A radio sta---a---ar
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FFCCCFCF
B2:
You a-------are A radio sta------ar You a-------are A radio sta-------ar
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CFGAmiFAmiFGC
D1:
ALL: /: Video killed the radio star :/ x---x---x---x x---x---x---x x