Written by Geoffrey Downes, Trevor Charles Horn, Bruce Woolley
Intro: Dm C F Am Dm C F G C Dm F G I heard you on the wireless back in fifty two C Dm F G Lying a-wake in bed then tuning in on you C Dm F G If I was young it didn't stop you coming through C Dm G Oh - ah - oh C Dm F G They took the credit for your second symphony C Dm F G Rewritten by machine on and new technology C Dm F G And now I understand the problems you can see C Dm F G (Oh-a-oh) I met your children C Dm F G (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 C Dm F G We hear the playback and it seems so long ago C Dm F G And you remember the jingles used to go C Dm F G (Oh-a-oh) You were the first one C Dm F G G (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 ( Dm G C F ) ( Dm G C F ) ( Dm G Am F ) ( Dm C F G ) ( Am F Am F G ) 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
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