Intro
(synth)
| Em | % | % | % |
(melody)
| Em | Em D/F# | G | G D/F# D |
| Em | Em D/F# | G | % |
| Am G/A | Am |
[Verse]
Em D/F#
Every day my metal friend
G D/F# D
Shakes my bed at 6am
Em D/F#
Then the shiny serving clones
G
Run in with my telephones
[Interlude]
| Am G/A | Am | Em | % |
[Verse] (part)
Em D/F#
Talking fast I make a deal
G D/F# D
Buy the fake and sell what’s real
Em Em/D
What’s this pain here in my chest
[Bridge]
C G/B
Maybe I should take a rest
Am Bm C D [ E ]
Ah, ah, ah, ah, aaah
[Chorus]
E D/E C#m/E D/E [ E ]
They send the heart police to put you under cardiac arrest
E D/E C#m/E D/E [ Asus2 ]
And as they drag you through the door they tell you that you've failed the test
| Asus2 Asus4/C | Asus2 Asus4/C |
Am Bm C D
Li-ving in the ...
[Verse]
Em D/F#
Living in the plastic age
G D/F# D
Looking only half my age
Em D/F#
Hello doctor lift my face
G
I wish my skin could stand the pace
[Interlude]
| Am G/A | Am |
[Verse] (part)
Em D/F#
In my bed I read my mind
G D/F# D
Remember how the mice were blind
Em Em/D
I watch them fighting in their cage
[Bridge]
C G/B
Could this be the plastic age?
| C G/B |
Am Bm C D [ E ]
Ah, ah, ah, ah, aaah
[Chorus]
E D/E C#m/E D/E [ E ]
They send the heart police to put you under cardiac arrest
E D/E C#m/E D/E [ Asus2 ]
And as they drag you through the door they tell you that you've failed the test
| Asus2 Asus4/C | Asus2 Asus4/C |
Am Bm C D
Li-ving in the ...
[Middle 8]
Em
Plastic age
D6
Plastic age
A/C#
Plastic age
| C G/B | C G/B |
| Am Bm | C D |
[Chorus]
E D/E C#m/E D/E [ E ]
They send the heart police to put you under cardiac arrest
E D/E C#m/E D/E [ Asus2 ]
And as they drag you through the door they tell you that you've failed the test
| Asus2 Asus4/C | Asus2 Asus4/C |
Am Bm C D
Li-ving in the ...
[Interlude]
| Em | % | Cmaj7 | % |
| Em | % | Cmaj7 | % |
[Middle 8]
Em
Plastic age
D6
Plastic age
A/C#
Plastic age
| C D/C | % | C D/C C D/C [ E ]
Ah, ah, ah, ah, aaah ...
[Outro]
| E | D/E | C#m/E | D/E |
| E | D/E | C#m/E | D/E |
(repeat and fade)
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2. Video Killed the Radio Star – The Buggles
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Capo 1st fret
Play: G
Key: G#/Ab
For chords in original key transpose +1
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[Intro]
Am/C G/B Am7 Em
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|------5---------|------3---------|------1---------|----------------|
B|----3-----------|----1-----------|----1-----------|1-----0---------|
G|--2-------------|--0-------------|--2-------------|2-----------2---|
D|3---------------|2---------------|0---------------|2---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|0---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Am/C G/B Am7 D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|------5---------|------3---------|------1---------|3---------------|
B|----3-----------|----1-----------|----1-----------|0---------------|
G|--2-------------|--0-------------|--2-------------|0---------------|
D|3---------------|2---------------|0---------------|0---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|3---------------|
[Verse] / [Bridge] / [Link 2]
G/B Am Dsus4 D G/B Am Dsus4 D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--1-1-3-3-1-1-3-|3-1-1-0-0-1-3---|--1-1-3-3-1-1-3-|3-1-1-0-0-1-3---|
G|--0-0-2-2-2-2-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|--0-0-2-2-2-2-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
D|2-----0---------|--------------3-|2-----0---------|-------------(3)|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|3---------------|----------------|3---------------|
[Solo]
Am/C D G/B C Am/C D G/B C
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|5---5-----------|----------------|----5-----------|----------------|
B|------8---6---5-|----------------|------8---6---5-|--6-8-----------|
G|--7-------------|--5-------------|--7-------------|------5---------|
D|----------------|------7---------|7---------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Am/C D B/D# Em [break]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----5-----------|----------------|
B|------8---6---5-|----------------|
G|--7-------------|--7---5---------|
D|7---------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
[Link 1]
Am/C G/D Am7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|------5---------|------3---------|------1---------|
B|----3-----------|----1-----------|----1-----------|
G|--2-------------|--0-------------|--2-------------|
D|3---------------|----------------|0---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|3---------------|----------------|
D Em C Em C D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|10—10b12r10-8-— 10b12r10-8---10--| (second guitar)
B|8---8b10r8--6---|8b10r8--6---8---| (first guitar)
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
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CHORDS (alphabetically)
E-A-D-G-B-e
Em 9 x-0-5-5-0-0
G/B 0(3)2-0-1-0 or x-x-2-0-1-0
Am/C 1-x-3-2-3-1 or x-x-3-2-3-1
B/D# 3-x-2-1-0-0
F* (t)1-x-3-2-1-1
C/E x-0-3-2-1-1
F(add9) (t)1-x-3-2-1-3
Csus2 (t)1-3-3-0-1-1 or x-x-3-0-1-1
Dsus4 3-x-0-0-1-3
D/F# x-2-0-0-0-3
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[Intro]
| Am/C | G/B | Am7 | Em |
| Am/C | G/B | Am7 | D |
[Verse]
G/B Am/C Dsus4 D
I heard you on the wireless back in Fifty Two
G/B Am/C Dsus4 D
Lying awake intent at tuning in on you
G/B Am/C Dsus4 D
If I was young it didn't stop you coming through
[Bridge] (part)
G/B Am/C | Dsus4 D |
(Ow-A-ow-a)
[Verse]
G/B Am/C Dsus4 D
They took the credit for your second symphony
G/B Am/C Dsus4 D
Rewritten by machine and new technology
G/B Am/C Dsus4 D
And now I understand the problems you can see
[Bridge]
G/B Am/C Dsus D
(Ow-a-ow-a) I met your children
G/B Am/C Dsus D
(Ow-a-ow-a) What did you tell them?
[Chorus]
G Csus2
Video killed the radio star
G Csus2
Video killed the radio star
[Interlude]
G D/F# C/E
Pictures came and broke your heart
Dsus4 Em9
Ow-A-A-A-ow
[Verse]
G/B Am/C Dsus4 D
And now we meet in an abandoned studio
G/B Am/C Dsus4 D
We hear the playback and it seems so long ago
G/B Am/C Dsus4 D
And you remember the jingles used to go
[Bridge]
G/B Am/C Dsus D
(Ow-a-ow-a) You were the first one
G/B Am/C Dsus D
(Ow-a-ow-a) You were the last one
[Chorus]
G Csus2
Video killed the radio star
G Csus2
Video killed the radio star
[Interlude]
G D/F# C/E
In my mind and in my car
G D/F# C/E
We can't rewind we've gone too far
Dsus4 Em9
Ow-A-A-A-ow
[Solo]
| Am/C D | G/B C |
| Am/C D | G/B C |
| Am/C D | B/D# Em (break] |
[Link 1] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| Am/C | G/D | Am7 | D Em C | Em C D |
[Chorus]
G Csus2
Video killed the radio star
G Csus2
Video killed the radio star
[Interlude]
G D/F# C/E
In my mind and in my car,
G D/F# C/E
We can't rewind we've gone too far
G D/F# C/E
Pictures came and broke your heart,
G/D D F* Fadd9 Fadd9 [break]
Put the blame on V T R
[Link 2] (= verse)
G/B Am Dsus4 D G/B Am Dsus4 D
You a-------re a radio sta-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ar
G/B Am Dsus4 D G/B Am Dsus4 D
You a-------re a radio sta-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ar
[Chorus]
G Csus2
Video killed the radio star
G Csus2
Video killed the radio star
G Csus2
Video killed the radio star
G Csus2
Video killed the radio star
[Outro]
G Csus2 G Csus2
Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star
(You a--------------re a radio star)
G Csus2 G Csus2
Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star
(You a--------------re a radio star)
(repeat and fade)
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3. Kid Dynamo - Buggles
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Bmaj7 (0-2)2-4-4-4
B6 (0-2)2-1-2-0
D#m7/A# x-6-4-4-4-x
A#/D 3-6-5-3-4-3
Gsus4 x-3-3-0-1-1
C#/D# 4-x-4-3-2-2
B/D# 4-x-2-1-0-0
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[Intro]
| Bmaj7 | B6 | D#m7/A# | G#m |
| Bmaj7 | B6 | D#m7/A# | G#m |
| Cm | % |
[Verse]
Cm
Though today you might be riding
Gm
The engines of progress
Cm A#/D Eb F | Gsus4 | G |
Working in the major factories
Ab A# Cm
Call me if you ever feel like letting go
Fm G5
I still remember the days of
[Chorus]
D#m B
Kid Dynamo, Kid Dynamo
D#m B
Kid Dynamo, Kid Dynamo
Bmaj7
Kid Dy-na-mo, [ I am ]
Cm Cm A# | Ab | Ab A# |
Oh-o-o-o-o-o-o-o, oh-o-o-o, oh-oh-oh
Cm Cm A# | Ab | % |
Oh-o-o-o-o-o-o-o, oh-o-o-o, oh-oh-oh
[Verse]
Cm
Spreading in the subways
Gm
Of the playback from the train tracks
Cm A#/D Eb F | Gsus4 | G |
I think your mind was born with water wings
Ab A# Cm
And now when I see you all the generation screams
Fm G5
I remember the dreams of
[Chorus]
D#m B
Kid Dynamo, Kid Dynamo
D#m B
Kid Dynamo, Kid Dynamo
Bmaj7
Kid Dy-na-mo, [ I am ]
D#m
Kid Dynamo (I remember you)
B
Kid Dynamo (The hours I spent with you)
D#m
Kid Dynamo (Cause I invented you)
[Interlude]
| Bmaj7 | B6 | D#m7/A# | G#m |
Bmaj7 B6
(Spoken) All that we said
D#m7/A# G#m
(Spoken) Of how the media builds stars
Bmaj7 B6
(Spoken) And our minds will not change
D#m7/A# G#m
(Spoken) Only our cars
[Chorus]
| D#m | % | B | % |
| D#m | % | B | % |
D#m B
Kid Dynamo, Kid Dynamo
D#m B
Kid Dynamo, Kid Dynamo
D#m
Kid Dynamo (I remember you)
B
Kid Dynamo (The hours I spent with you)
D#m
Kid Dynamo (Cause I invented you)
| D#m | % | B | % |
| D#m | % | B | % |
D#m B
Kid Dynamo, Kid Dynamo
D#m B
Kid Dynamo, Kid Dynamo
[Coda]
| D#m | C#/D# | B/D# | C#/D# |
D#m
(fade)
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4. I Love You (Miss Robot) – The Buggles
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Gmaj7 x-3-2-0-0-0
D/F# x-2-0-0-0-3
Bsus4 0-2-2-2-0-0
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[Chorus]
| Gmaj7 | % | % | % |
2/4 4/4
| Gmaj7 | Gmaj7 | F#m | % |
| Gmaj7 | % | % | % |
2/4 4/4
| Gmaj7 | Gmaj7 | F#m | % |
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[Intro]
| Bm | % | % | % |
[Chorus]
Gmaj7
I love you Miss Robot
Gmaj7 F#m
Electronic tease
Gmaj7
I love you Miss Robot
Gmaj7 F#m
Programmed just to please
[Interlude]
| Em | % |
[Verse]
Bm
You make love like a metronome
Bm G
Don’t drive too fast when you take me home
Bm
Touch the seam on your silver skin
Bm G
That feels so hard when you take me in
[Bridge]
G
Ah-ah, ah-ah
D/F#
Ah-ah, ah-ah
Em
Ah-ah, ah-ah
D A
Ah-ah, ah-ah, aaah
[Chorus]
Gmaj7
I love you Miss Robot
Gmaj7 F#m
Programmed just to please
Gmaj7
I love you Miss Robot
Gmaj7 F#m
Electronic tease
[Interlude]
| Em | % |
[Verse]
Bm
Talk of love on the telephone
Bm G
When your voice fades there’s a paying tone
Bm
Force a coin and you’re there again
Bm G
DI the loneliness brain to brain
[Bridge]
G
Ah-ah, ah-ah
D/F#
Ah-ah, ah-ah
Em
Ah-ah, ah-ah
D | A | % |
Ah-ah, ah-ah, aaah
[Chorus]
Gmaj7
I love you Miss Robot
Gmaj7 F#m
Programmed just to please
Gmaj7
I love you Miss Robot
Gmaj7 F#m
Electronic tease
[Chorus]
Gmaj7
Endlessly Miss Robot
Gmaj7 F#m
Give your love to me
Gmaj7
I love you Miss Robot
Gmaj7 Bm
Do you love me?
[Interlude]
Bm Em
Aah, aah, aah, aaaah
Em Bsus4
Aah, aah, aah, aaaah
Bm Em
Aah, aah, aah, aaaah
Em Bsus4
Aah, aah, aah, aaaah
[Bridge]
G
Ah-ah, ah-ah
D/F#
Ah-ah, ah-ah
Em
Ah-ah, ah-ah
D | A | % |
Ah-ah, ah-ah, aaah
[Chorus]
Gmaj7
I love you Miss Robot
Gmaj7 F#m
Electronic tease
Gmaj7
I love you Miss Robot
Gmaj7 F#m
Programmed just to please
[Chorus]
Gmaj7
Endlessly Miss Robot
Gmaj7 F#m
Give yourself to me
Gmaj7
I love you Miss Robot
Gmaj7 Bm
Do you love me?
[Outro]
| Bm | % | % | % |
| Bm | % | % | % |
Bsus4
Aah, aah, aah, aaaah
Bsus4
Aah, aah, aah, aaaah
(repeat and fade)
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5. Clean, Clean – Buggles
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Capo: 2nd fret
Play: Em
Key: F#m
For chords in original key transpose +2
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Fm x-1-3-3-2-x
Fm7/Eb 4-x-3-1-2-x
Fm/D 3-x-3-3-2-x
Fm/C 1-x-3-3-2-x
Cm/G x-3-x-1-1-1
Gsus4 x-3-x-0-1-1
A/C# 2-x-0-2-3-2
Em9 x-0-5-5-0-0
Amadd9/C 1-3-3-2-0-0
Em9/D 3-x-5-5-0-0
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[Intro]
| Fm Fm/Eb | Fm/D Fm/C | G Cm/G | Gsus4 G | Esus4
| Em | % | D | A/C# | % | D | % |
[Verse]
Em
Oh go Johnny kick me in the head
D [ Em |
Aimin' for the floorboard but they pick me up instead
Em
Through the ringing from the night before
G A
The engines running gotta pay a call
[Verse]
Em [ D |
Johnny drove the halftrack cause we could not find the jeep
D [ Em |
Wake me in the morning gotta get some sleep
Em
Driving all night out of fear
G A
Got it in the ribs every time I changed gear
[Pre-Chorus]
Em9
I'm gonna take a ride, gonna pick up the team
Amadd9/C | Bsus4 | Bm |
Gonna go where we've never been
Em9 Em9/D [ Amadd9/C ]
I'm gonna take a ride, gonna pick up the team (Pickin’ up, pickin’ up the tea-ea- eam)
Amadd9/C | Bsus4 | Bm |
Now you know how it's hard to keep the fighting clean
[Chorus]
Em
Clean clean
D C
Clean clean
D Em
Clean clean
D C
Clean clean
[Verse]
Em
Oh go Johnny gonna fight the war
D [ Em |
Shotgun in the morning at the local liquor store
Em
Oh go talking bout them diesel fuels
G A
Johnny tell the chaplain go and polish his tombs
[Verse]
Em [ D |
Lying on the wasteground with a blanket on his face
D [ Em ]
Indicating that he's left the human race
Em
Hell went open when the world came in
G A
Gotta keep your head if you wanna win
[Pre-Chorus]
Em9
I'm gonna take a ride, gonna pick up the team
Amadd9/C | Bsus4 | Bm |
Gonna go where we've never been
Em9 Em9/D [ Amadd9/C ]
I'm gonna take a ride, gonna pick up the team (Pickin’ up, pickin’ up the tea-ea- eam)
Amadd9/C | Bsus4 | Bm |
Now you know how it's hard to keep the fighting clean
[Chorus]
Em
Clean clean
D C
Clean clean
D Em
Clean clean
D C
Clean clean
[Instrumental]
| Em | % | C | % |
(Squad, quick march!)
| G | % | Am | B |
(Squad dismissed!)
| Em | % | C | % |
| G | % | Am | B |
[Chorus]
Em
Clean clean
D C
Clean clean
D Em
Clean clean
D C
Clean clean
D Em
Clean clean (Lost a million in our very first attack)
D C
Clean clean (Don't you worry cause you know we'll get them back)
D Em
Clean clean (Lost a million in our very first attack)
D C
Clean clean (Don't you worry cause you know we'll get them back)
[Outro]
| F | % |
| Fm | % | F | % |
| Fm | % | F | % |
(repeat and fade)
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6. Elstree – The Buggles
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capo: 1st fret
play: Em
key: Fm
For chords in original key transpose +1
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CHORDS
B-A-D-G-B-E
Am/C 1-x-3-2-3-1
Dsus4 3-x-0-0-1-3
G/B 0(3)2-0-1-0
Am6 x-x-0-2-0-1
G/F# x-2-x-0-1-0
G/D 3-x-2-0-1-0
D/C 3-x-0-0-x-x
B/A x-x-0-1-0-0
B/G x-3-x-1-0-0
B/F# x-2-x-1-0-0
Em x-0-2-2-1-x
Esus2 x-0-2-2-0-x
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[Intro]
| Em | Am/C | Dsus4 | G/B |
| C | Am6 | F# | Bsus4 B |
ACTION!
| D | F#m | C | G G/F# Em |
[Verse]
D F#m
I had a dream on a back lot
C G G/F# Em
I saw my life like a long shot
D F#m
I smile at faces in a picture parade
C G G/F# Em
Of all the stills from the films that you've made
D F#m
That we would see in the Essoldo
C G/B C G/D D
After drinking coffee at the Gi- o-con-do
[Chorus]
Em Am/C
Elstree, remember me?
Dsus4 D/C G/B
I had a part in a F# movie
C Am6 | F# | B |
I played a man from history
Em Am/C
Elstree, ah look at me (Oh-o-oh)
Dsus4 D/C G/B
Now I work for the F#BC (Oh-o-oh)
C Am6 | F# | B B/A B/G B/F# |
Life is not what it used to be
[Verse]
D F#m
I took no dives in the fight scene
C G G/F# Em
I had a stuntman, keep my suit clean
D F#m
There’s no technology to fake-up a song
C G/B C G/D D
They stop the orchestra if you get it wrong
[Chorus]
Em Am/C
Elstree, remember me?
Dsus4 D/C G/B
I had a part in a F# movie
C Am6 | F# | B |
I played a man from history
Em Am/C
Elstree, ah look at me (Oh-o-oh)
Dsus4 D/C G/B
Now I work for the F#BC (Oh-o-oh)
C Am6 | F# | B | F# | B B/A B/G B/F# | [Am]
Life is not what it used to be Elstree ...
[Interlude]
(no beat)
| Em | Am/C | Dsus4 | G/B | C | D |
| Em | Am/C | Dsus4 | G/B |
| C | Am6 | F# | B B/A B/G B/F# |
[Verse]
D F#m
They made a field into a war zone
C G G/F# Em
I beat the enemy on my own
D F#m
All the bullets just went over my head
C G/B C G/D D [break] | % |
There’s no reality and no one dead in
[Chorus]
(part)
Em Am/C
Elstree, remember me?
Dsus4 G/B
I had a part in a F# movie
C Am6 | F# | B B/A B/G B/F# |
I played a man from history
[Outro]
Em Am/C Dsus4 G/B C Dsus4
Elstree Oh-o-oh Oh-o-oh
Em Am/C Dsus4 G/B C Dsus4
Elstree Oh-o-oh Oh-o-oh
| Em | Am/C | Dsus4 | G/B | C | Dsus4 D |
Elstree
| Em | Am/C | Dsus4 | G/B | C | Dsus4 D |
| Em | Am/C | Dsus4 | G/B | C | Dsus4 D |
Elstree Oh-o-oh Oh-o-oh
(no beat)
| Em | Am/C | Dsus4 | G/B | C | Dsus4 D | Em |
Elstree
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| Em Esus2 Em Esus2 Em Esus2 Em Esus2 | Em Esus2 Em Esus2 Em [break] |
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| Em Esus2 Em Esus2 Em Esus2 Em Esus2 | Em Esus2 Em Esus2 Em [break] |
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| Em Esus2 Em Esus2 Em Esus2 Em Esus2 | Em Esus2 Em Esus2 Em [break] |
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| Em Esus2 Em Esus2 Em Esus2 Em Esus2 | Em Esus2 Em Esus2 Em [break] |
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| Em Esus2 Em Esus2 Em Esus2 Em Esus2 | Em Esus2 Em Esus2 Em [break] |
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4
| Em Esus2 Em Esus2 Em Esus2 Em Esus2 | Em Esus2 Em Esus2 Em [break]
CUT!
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7. Astroboy (And the Proles on Parade) – The Buggles
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The chord sheet only contains the basic chords which may be enough to
strum along on a guitar. The song is pretty enough that way.
But what goes on behind/below the surface is impressive, too. I transcribed
the INTERLUDE and the keyboard chords and the haunting rhythm of VERSE
and BRIDGE in the tab below for a second guitar or whatever is available.
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[Interlude]
G#m F#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------4-----5---|--------4---5---|------2-----4---|----------------|
G|6---------------|----6-----------|4---------------|----------------|
D|6---------------|----------------|4---------------|----------------|
A|4---------------|----------------|2---------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Verse]
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 Bmaj7 Bmaj7 Bmaj7 Bmaj7
Amaj7/B Amaj7/B Amaj7/B Amaj7/B Amaj7/B Amaj7/B
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|2-----4-----2---|--4-----2---4---|2-----4-----2---|--4-----2---4---|
B|2-----4-----2---|--4-----2---4---|2-----4-----2---|--4-----2---4---|
G|2-----4-----2---|--4-----2---4---|2-----4-----2---|--4-----2---4---|
D|2-----2-----2---|--2-----2---2---|2-----2-----2---|--2-----2---2---|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A B7/A A B7/A A B7/A E/B B
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|2-----4-----2---|--4-----2---4---|0-----0-----0---|0---------------|
B|3-----3-----3---|--3-----3---3---|2-----2-----2---|0---------------|
G|2-----4-----2---|--4-----2---4---|2-----2-----2---|1---------------|
D|0-----0-----0---|--0-----0---0---|2-----2-----2---|2---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Bridge]
(last part)
B5 B6 Bsus2 B6 Bsus2 B6 B5 B6 Bsus2 B6
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|7---------------|----------------|7---------------|----------------|
B|5-----9-----7---|9-----7-----9---|5-----9-----7---|9---------------|
G|4-----6-----4---|6-----4-----6---|4-----6-----4---|6---------------|
D|------6-----4---|6-----4-----6---|------6-----4---|6---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|
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CHORDS
B-A-D-G-B-E
Asus2 x-x-0-2-3-0
E/B 0-x-2-2-2-x
Gmaj7 x-3-2-0-0-0
A/B 0-2-2-2-3-2
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[Intro]
(drum box)
| N.C. |
(bass only)
| B | % | % | % |
| B | % |
[Interlude]
| G#m | % | F# | % |
| G#m | % | F# | % |
[Verse]
B
All of those wild American bilinguals
Asus2 E/B B
Who talk to you in Paris of their lonely lives
B
School days and last days out there in the Midwest
Asus2 E/B B
They climb on their liners and rejoin their wives
[Bridge]
F#m
Walking down boulevards electric eyes
Gmaj7
Would gaze at the waveforms and gasp at their size
B B [break]
Let them be lonely and say you don't care
[Chorus]
Gmaj7 A/B
Astroboy, I'm watching the proles on parade
Gmaj7 A/B
Astroboy, I'm watching the proles on parade
[Interlude]
| G#m | % | F# | % |
| G#m | % | F# | % |
[Verse]
B
Una with long hair will stand by your side
Asus2 E/B B
And the friends who were hungry could swallow your pride
B
Chromium pets that video screens would show
Asus2 E/B B
Pictures of helplessness old kings and queens
[Bridge]
F#m
Radio stations that fade as in dust
Gmaj7
All their transmitters are crumbling with rust
B B [break]
Let them be broken and say you don't care
[Chorus]
Gmaj7 A/B
Astroboy, I'm watching the proles on parade
Gmaj7 A/B
Astroboy, I'm watching the proles on parade
Gmaj7 A/B
Astroboy, I'm watching the proles on parade
[Interlude]
| G#m | % | F# | % |
| G#m | % | F# | % |
| E | % | C#m | % |
[Bridge]
(last part)
B B [break]
Let them be broken and say you don't care
[Chorus]
Gmaj7 A/B
Astroboy, I'm watching the proles on parade
Gmaj7 A/B
Astroboy, I'm watching the proles on parade
Gmaj7 A/B
Astroboy, I'm watching the proles on parade
Gmaj7 A/B
Astroboy, I'm watching the proles on parade
[Outro]
| Gmaj7 | % | A/B | % |
| Gmaj7 | % | A/B | % |
| Gmaj7 | % | A/B | % |
| Gmaj7 | % | A/B | % |
| Gmaj7 | % | A/B | % |
| Gmaj7 | % | % | % | % | A/B
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8. Johnny On The Monorail – Buggles
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For less barre chords transpose -2 and use a capo 2nd fret
to match the original key
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[Intro]
Amaj7 A E/D Dmaj7 E7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|2---------------|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-2---0-|----------------|
B|2-----3---------|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-3---2-|----------------|
G|2-----2---------|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0---0-|----------------|
D|0-----0---------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Amaj7 A E/D Dmaj7 C#sus4 C#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|2---------------|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-2---2-|------2---------|
B|2-----3---------|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-3---2-|------2---------|
G|2-----2---------|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0---4-|------3---------|
D|0-----0---------|----------------|--------------4-|------4---------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Outro]
F#m F#7sus2 Bm B7sus2 Dmaj7 D6 D Dmaj7 D6
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|2-----2---------|2-----2---------|2-----0-----3---|2-----0---------|
B|3-----2---------|3-----2---------|0-----0---------|0-----0---------|
G|4-----2-----2---|4-----2-----2---|0-----0---------|0-----0---------|
D|4-----4---------|4-----4---------|0-----0---------|0-----0---------|
A|2-----2---------|2-----2---------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|3-----3---------|3-----3---------|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
C#sus4 2-4-4-4-2-2
C# 2-4-4-3-2-2
Bsus4 0-2-2-2-0-0
B 0-2-2-1-0-0
Bsus2 0-2-4-x-0-0
D 3-x-0-0-0-x
Gadd9 3-x-0-2-x-x
D5 3-x-0-0-x-x
Esus4 x-0-2-2-3-0
Esus2 x-0-2-2-0-0
C# x-x-4-3-2-2
C#/B x-x-2-3-2-2
C#/A x-x-0-3-2-2
C#/G# x-4-x-2-1-1
[Intro] and [Outro] chords: see tabs
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[Intro]
| Amaj7 A | N.C. | E/D Dmaj7 E/D | N.C. |
| Amaj7 A | N.C. | E/D Dmaj7 C#sus4 | C# |
[Verse]
F#m A B
Down, down to pause and walk away
F#m A B
Even in the streets your feet don't move
G#m
See their faces through the perspex
B C#sus4 C#
Turn to stare back up at you
[Verse]
F#m A B
You, your eyes are green and mine are blue
F#m A B
In the subway darkness I am watching you
G#m
Oh my, my, you are so sci-fi,
B C#sus4 C#
Please will you let me ride?
[Chorus]
F#m A
Johnny ... riding on the monorail
F#m A
Johnny ... riding on the monorail
| B | % | % | % |
Monorail
[Verse]
F#m A B
You, you know that life is terminal
F#m A B
It's the Paris Pullman in your mind again
G#m
Eyes like cameras move their lenses
B C#sus4 C#
Take this dream I offer you
[Chorus]
F#m A
Johnny ... riding on the monorail
F#m A
Johnny ... riding on the monorail
F#m A
Johnny ... riding on the monorail
[Interlude]
| Bsus4 B | Bsus2 B | D Gadd9 | Esus4 E | Esus2 E |
| F#m | % | E | % | D | % | C# | C# E E/G# |
| F#m | % | E | % | D | % | C# C#/B | C#/A C#/G# |
[Verse]
F#m A B
All we cannot see we call invisible
F#m A B
Tracks that move like pylons through the sky
G#m
Oh my, my, you are so sci-fi,
B C#sus4 C#
Please will you let me ride?
[Chorus]
F#m A
Johnny ... riding on the monorail
F#m A
Johnny ... riding on the monorail
F#m A
Johnny ... riding on the monorail
[Interlude]
| Bsus4 B | Bsus2 B | D Dadd9 | G5 Gadd9 | Esus4 E | Esus2 E | F#m
Aaahh...
[Outro]
| F#m B7sus2 | % | Dmaj7 D6 D | Dmaj7 D6 |
| F#m B7sus2 | % | Dmaj7 D6 D | Dmaj7 D6 |
| F#m B7sus2 | % | Dmaj7 D6 D | Dmaj7 D6 |
| F#m B7sus2 | % | Dmaj7 D6 D | Dmaj7 D6 | [ F#m ]
Johnny on the monorail
| F#m B7sus2 | % | Dmaj7 D6 D | Dmaj7 D6 |
| F#m B7sus2 | % | Dmaj7 D6 D | Dmaj7 D6 | [ F#m ]
Johnny on the monorail
| F#m B7sus2 | % | Dmaj7 D6 D | Dmaj7 D6 |
| F#m B7sus2 | % | Dmaj7 D6 D | Dmaj7 D6 | [ F#m ]
Johnny on the monorail
| F#m B7sus2 | % | Dmaj7 D6 D | Dmaj7 D6 |
| F#m B7sus2 | % | Dmaj7 D6 D | Dmaj7 D6 | [ F#m ]
Johnny on the monorail
| F#m B7sus2 | % | Dmaj7 D6 D | Dmaj7 D6 |
| F#m B7sus2 | % | Dmaj7 D6 D | Dmaj7 D6 | [ F#m ]
Johnny on the monorail
| F#m B7sus2 | % | Dmaj7 D6 D | Dmaj7 D6 |
| F#m B7sus2 | % | Dmaj7 D6 D | Dmaj7 D6 | F#m
Johnny on the monorail