Intro (synth) | Am | % | % | % | (melody) | Am | Am G/B | C | C G/B G | | Am | Am G/B | C | % | | Dm C/D | Dm | Verse Am G/B Every day my metal friend C G/B G Shakes my bed at 6am Am G/B Then the shiny serving clones C Run in with my telephones Interlude | Dm C/D | Dm | Am | % | Verse (part) Am G/B Talking fast I make a deal C G/B G Buy the fake and sell what’s real Am Am/G What’s this pain here in my chest Bridge F C/E Maybe I should take a rest Dm Em F G A Ah, ah, ah, ah, aaah Chorus A G/A F#m/A G/A A They send the heart police to put you under cardiac arrest A G/A F#m/A G/A Dsus2 And as they drag you through the door they tell you that you've failed the test | Dsus2 Dsus4/F | Dsus2 Dsus4/F | Dm Em F G Li-ving in the ... Verse Am G/B Living in the plastic age C G/B G Looking only half my age Am G/B Hello doctor lift my face C I wish my skin could stand the pace Interlude | Dm C/D | Dm | Verse (part) Am G/B In my bed I read my mind C G/B G Remember how the mice were blind Am Am/G I watch them fighting in their cage Bridge F C/E Could this be the plastic age? | F C/E | Dm Em F G A Ah, ah, ah, ah, aaah Chorus A G/A F#m/A G/A A They send the heart police to put you under cardiac arrest A G/A F#m/A G/A Dsus2 And as they drag you through the door they tell you that you've failed the test | Dsus2 Dsus4/F | Dsus2 Dsus4/F | Dm Em F G Li-ving in the ... Middle 8 Am Plastic age G6 Plastic age D/F# Plastic age | F C/E | F C/E | | Dm Em | F G | Chorus A G/A F#m/A G/A A They send the heart police to put you under cardiac arrest A G/A F#m/A G/A Dsus2 And as they drag you through the door they tell you that you've failed the test | Dsus2 Dsus4/F | Dsus2 Dsus4/F | Dm Em F G Li-ving in the ... Interlude | Am | % | Fmaj7 | % | | Am | % | Fmaj7 | % | Middle 8 Am Plastic age G6 Plastic age D/F# Plastic age | F G/F | % | F G/F F G/F A Ah, ah, ah, ah, aaah ... Outro | A | G/A | F#m/A | G/A | | A | G/A | F#m/A | G/A | (repeat and fade) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Video K*lled the Radio Star – The Buggles --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capo 1st fret Play: C Key: C#/Db For chords in original key transpose +1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro Dm/F C/E Dm7 Am 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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Dm/F C/E Dm7 G 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 C/E Dm Gsus4 G C/E Dm Gsus4 G 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 Dm/F G C/E F Dm/F G C/E F 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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Dm/F G E/G# Am 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 Dm/F C/G Dm7 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---------------|----------------| G Am F Am F G 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|----------------|----------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS (alphabetically) E-A-D-G-B-e Am 9 x-0-5-5-0-0 C/E 0(3)2-0-1-0 or x-x-2-0-1-0 Dm/F 1-x-3-2-3-1 or x-x-3-2-3-1 E/G# 3-x-2-1-0-0 F* (t)1-x-3-2-1-1 F/A x-0-3-2-1-1 F(add9) (t)1-x-3-2-1-3 Fsus2 (t)1-3-3-0-1-1 or x-x-3-0-1-1 Gsus4 3-x-0-0-1-3 G/B x-2-0-0-0-3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro | Dm/F | C/E | Dm7 | Am | | Dm/F | C/E | Dm7 | G | Verse C/E Dm/F Gsus4 G I heard you on the wireless back in Fifty Two C/E Dm/F Gsus4 G Lying awake intent at tuning in on you C/E Dm/F Gsus4 G If I was young it didn't stop you coming through Bridge (part) C/E Dm/F | Gsus4 G | (Ow-A-ow-a) Verse C/E Dm/F Gsus4 G They took the credit for your second symphony C/E Dm/F Gsus4 G Rewritten by machine and new technology C/E Dm/F Gsus4 G And now I understand the problems you can see Bridge C/E Dm/F Gsus G (Ow-a-ow-a) I met your children C/E Dm/F Gsus G (Ow-a-ow-a) What did you tell them? Chorus C Fsus2 Video k*lled the radio star C Fsus2 Video k*lled the radio star Interlude C G/B F/A Pictures came and broke your heart Gsus4 Am9 Ow-A-A-A-ow Verse C/E Dm/F Gsus4 G And now we meet in an abandoned studio C/E Dm/F Gsus4 G We hear the playback and it seems so long ago C/E Dm/F Gsus4 G And you remember the jingles used to go Bridge C/E Dm/F Gsus G (Ow-a-ow-a) You were the first one C/E Dm/F Gsus G (Ow-a-ow-a) You were the last one Chorus C Fsus2 Video k*lled the radio star C Fsus2 Video k*lled the radio star Interlude C G/B F/A In my mind and in my car C G/B F/A We can't rewind we've gone too far Gsus4 Am9 Ow-A-A-A-ow Solo | Dm/F G | C/E F | | Dm/F G | C/E F | | Dm/F G | E/G# Am (break] | Link 1 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | Dm/F | C/G | Dm7 | G Am F | Am F G | Chorus C Fsus2 Video k*lled the radio star C Fsus2 Video k*lled the radio star Interlude C G/B F/A In my mind and in my car, C G/B F/A We can't rewind we've gone too far C G/B F/A Pictures came and broke your heart, C/G G F* Fadd9 Fadd9 break Put the blame on V T R Link 2 (= verse) C/E Dm Gsus4 G C/E Dm Gsus4 G You a-------re a radio sta-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ar C/E Dm Gsus4 G C/E Dm Gsus4 G You a-------re a radio sta-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ar Chorus C Fsus2 Video k*lled the radio star C Fsus2 Video k*lled the radio star C Fsus2 Video k*lled the radio star C Fsus2 Video k*lled the radio star Outro C Fsus2 C Fsus2 Video k*lled the radio star Video k*lled the radio star (You a--------------re a radio star) C Fsus2 C Fsus2 Video k*lled the radio star Video k*lled the radio star (You a--------------re a radio star) (repeat and fade) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Kid Dynamo - Buggles --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-e Emaj7 (0-2)2-4-4-4 E6 (0-2)2-1-2-0 G#m7/D# x-6-4-4-4-x Eb/G 3-6-5-3-4-3 Csus4 x-3-3-0-1-1 F#/G# 4-x-4-3-2-2 E/G# 4-x-2-1-0-0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro | Emaj7 | E6 | G#m7/D# | C#m | | Emaj7 | E6 | G#m7/D# | C#m | | Fm | % | Verse Fm Though today you might be riding Cm The engines of progress Fm Eb/G Ab Bb | Csus4 | C | Working in the major factories Db Eb Fm Call me if you ever feel like letting go Bbm C5 I still remember the days of Chorus G#m E Kid Dynamo, Kid Dynamo G#m E Kid Dynamo, Kid Dynamo Emaj7 Kid Dy-na-mo, I am Fm Fm Eb | Db | Db Eb | Oh-o-o-o-o-o-o-o, oh-o-o-o, oh-oh-oh Fm Fm Eb | Db | % | Oh-o-o-o-o-o-o-o, oh-o-o-o, oh-oh-oh Verse Fm Spreading in the subways Cm Of the playback from the train tracks Fm Eb/G Ab Bb | Csus4 | C | I think your mind was born with water wings Db Eb Fm And now when I see you all the generation screams Bbm C5 I remember the dreams of Chorus G#m E Kid Dynamo, Kid Dynamo G#m E Kid Dynamo, Kid Dynamo Emaj7 Kid Dy-na-mo, I am G#m Kid Dynamo (I remember you) E Kid Dynamo (The hours I spent with you) G#m Kid Dynamo (Cause I invented you) Interlude | Emaj7 | E6 | G#m7/D# | C#m | Emaj7 E6 (Spoken) All that we said G#m7/D# C#m (Spoken) Of how the media builds stars Emaj7 E6 (Spoken) And our minds will not change G#m7/D# C#m (Spoken) Only our cars Chorus | G#m | % | E | % | | G#m | % | E | % | G#m E Kid Dynamo, Kid Dynamo G#m E Kid Dynamo, Kid Dynamo G#m Kid Dynamo (I remember you) E Kid Dynamo (The hours I spent with you) G#m Kid Dynamo (Cause I invented you) | G#m | % | E | % | | G#m | % | E | % | G#m E Kid Dynamo, Kid Dynamo G#m E Kid Dynamo, Kid Dynamo Coda | G#m | F#/G# | E/G# | F#/G# | G#m (fade) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. I Love You (Miss Robot) – The Buggles --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-e Cmaj7 x-3-2-0-0-0 G/B x-2-0-0-0-3 Esus4 0-2-2-2-0-0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chorus | Cmaj7 | % | % | % | 2/4 4/4 | Cmaj7 | Cmaj7 | Bm | % | | Cmaj7 | % | % | % | 2/4 4/4 | Cmaj7 | Cmaj7 | Bm | % | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro | Em | % | % | % | Chorus Cmaj7 I love you Miss Robot Cmaj7 Bm Electronic tease Cmaj7 I love you Miss Robot Cmaj7 Bm Programmed just to please Interlude | Am | % | Verse Em You make love like a metronome Em C Don’t drive too fast when you take me home Em Touch the seam on your silver skin Em C That feels so hard when you take me in Bridge C Ah-ah, ah-ah G/B Ah-ah, ah-ah Am Ah-ah, ah-ah G D Ah-ah, ah-ah, aaah Chorus Cmaj7 I love you Miss Robot Cmaj7 Bm Programmed just to please Cmaj7 I love you Miss Robot Cmaj7 Bm Electronic tease Interlude | Am | % | Verse Em Talk of love on the telephone Em C When your voice fades there’s a paying tone Em Force a coin and you’re there again Em C DI the loneliness brain to brain Bridge C Ah-ah, ah-ah G/B Ah-ah, ah-ah Am Ah-ah, ah-ah G | D | % | Ah-ah, ah-ah, aaah Chorus Cmaj7 I love you Miss Robot Cmaj7 Bm Programmed just to please Cmaj7 I love you Miss Robot Cmaj7 Bm Electronic tease Chorus Cmaj7 Endlessly Miss Robot Cmaj7 Bm Give your love to me Cmaj7 I love you Miss Robot Cmaj7 Em Do you love me? Interlude Em Am Aah, aah, aah, aaaah Am Esus4 Aah, aah, aah, aaaah Em Am Aah, aah, aah, aaaah Am Esus4 Aah, aah, aah, aaaah Bridge C Ah-ah, ah-ah G/B Ah-ah, ah-ah Am Ah-ah, ah-ah G | D | % | Ah-ah, ah-ah, aaah Chorus Cmaj7 I love you Miss Robot Cmaj7 Bm Electronic tease Cmaj7 I love you Miss Robot Cmaj7 Bm Programmed just to please Chorus Cmaj7 Endlessly Miss Robot Cmaj7 Bm Give yourself to me Cmaj7 I love you Miss Robot Cmaj7 Em Do you love me? Outro | Em | % | % | % | | Em | % | % | % | Esus4 Aah, aah, aah, aaaah Esus4 Aah, aah, aah, aaaah (repeat and fade) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Clean, Clean – Buggles --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capo: 2nd fret Play: Am Key: Bm For chords in original key transpose +2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-e Bbm x-1-3-3-2-x Bbm7/Ab 4-x-3-1-2-x Bbm/G 3-x-3-3-2-x Bbm/F 1-x-3-3-2-x Fm/C x-3-x-1-1-1 Csus4 x-3-x-0-1-1 D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-2 Am9 x-0-5-5-0-0 Amadd9/F 1-3-3-2-0-0 Am9/G 3-x-5-5-0-0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro | Bbm Bbm/Ab | Bbm/G Bbm/F | C Fm/C | Csus4 C | Asus4 | Am | % | G | D/F# | % | G | % | Verse Am Oh go Johnny kick me in the head G [ Am | Aimin' for the floorboard but they pick me up instead Am Through the ringing from the night before C D The engines running gotta pay a call Verse Am [ G | Johnny drove the halftrack cause we could not find the jeep G [ Am | Wake me in the morning gotta get some sleep Am Driving all night out of fear C D Got it in the ribs every time I changed gear Pre-Chorus Am9 I'm gonna take a ride, gonna pick up the team Amadd9/F | Esus4 | Em | Gonna go where we've never been Am9 Am9/G Amadd9/F I'm gonna take a ride, gonna pick up the team (Pickin’ up, pickin’ up the tea-ea- eam) Amadd9/F | Esus4 | Em | Now you know how it's hard to keep the fighting clean Chorus Am Clean clean G F Clean clean G Am Clean clean G F Clean clean Verse Am Oh go Johnny gonna fight the war G [ Am | Shotgun in the morning at the local liquor store Am Oh go talking bout them diesel fuels C D Johnny tell the chaplain go and polish his tombs Verse Am [ G | Lying on the wasteground with a blanket on his face G Am Indicating that he's left the human race Am Hell went open when the world came in C D Gotta keep your head if you wanna win Pre-Chorus Am9 I'm gonna take a ride, gonna pick up the team Amadd9/F | Esus4 | Em | Gonna go where we've never been Am9 Am9/G Amadd9/F I'm gonna take a ride, gonna pick up the team (Pickin’ up, pickin’ up the tea-ea- eam) Amadd9/F | Esus4 | Em | Now you know how it's hard to keep the fighting clean Chorus Am Clean clean G F Clean clean G Am Clean clean G F Clean clean Instrumental | Am | % | F | % | (Squad, quick march!) | C | % | Dm | E | (Squad dismissed!) | Am | % | F | % | | C | % | Dm | E | Chorus Am Clean clean G F Clean clean G Am Clean clean G F Clean clean G Am Clean clean (Lost a million in our very first attack) G F Clean clean (Don't you worry cause you know we'll get them back) G Am Clean clean (Lost a million in our very first attack) G F Clean clean (Don't you worry cause you know we'll get them back) Outro | Bb | % | | Bbm | % | Bb | % | | Bbm | % | Bb | % | (repeat and fade) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Elstree – The Buggles --------------------------------------------------------------------------- capo: 1st fret play: Am key: Bbm For chords in original key transpose +1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-E Dm/F 1-x-3-2-3-1 Gsus4 3-x-0-0-1-3 C/E 0(3)2-0-1-0 Dm6 x-x-0-2-0-1 C/B x-2-x-0-1-0 C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0 G/F 3-x-0-0-x-x E/D x-x-0-1-0-0 E/C x-3-x-1-0-0 E/B x-2-x-1-0-0 Am x-0-2-2-1-x Asus2 x-0-2-2-0-x --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro | Am | Dm/F | Gsus4 | C/E | | F | Dm6 | B | Esus4 E | ACTION! | G | Bm | F | C C/B Am | Verse G Bm I had a dream on a back lot F C C/B Am I saw my life like a long shot G Bm I smile at faces in a picture parade F C C/B Am Of all the stills from the films that you've made G Bm That we would see in the Essoldo F C/E F C/G G After drinking coffee at the Gi- o-con-do Chorus Am Dm/F Elstree, remember me? Gsus4 G/F C/E I had a part in a B movie F Dm6 | B | E | I played a man from history Am Dm/F Elstree, ah look at me (Oh-o-oh) Gsus4 G/F C/E Now I work for the BBC (Oh-o-oh) F Dm6 | B | E E/D E/C E/B | Life is not what it used to be Verse G Bm I took no dives in the fight scene F C C/B Am I had a stuntman, keep my suit clean G Bm There’s no technology to fake-up a song F C/E F C/G G They stop the orchestra if you get it wrong Chorus Am Dm/F Elstree, remember me? Gsus4 G/F C/E I had a part in a B movie F Dm6 | B | E | I played a man from history Am Dm/F Elstree, ah look at me (Oh-o-oh) Gsus4 G/F C/E Now I work for the BBC (Oh-o-oh) F Dm6 | B | E | B | E E/D E/C E/B | Am Life is not what it used to be Elstree ... Interlude (no beat) | Am | Dm/F | Gsus4 | C/E | F | G | | Am | Dm/F | Gsus4 | C/E | | F | Dm6 | B | E E/D E/C E/B | Verse G Bm They made a field into a war zone F C C/B Am I beat the enemy on my own G Bm All the bullets just went over my head F C/E F C/G G break | % | There’s no reality and no one dead in Chorus (part) Am Dm/F Elstree, remember me? Gsus4 C/E I had a part in a B movie F Dm6 | B | E E/D E/C E/B | I played a man from history Outro Am Dm/F Gsus4 C/E F Gsus4 Elstree Oh-o-oh Oh-o-oh Am Dm/F Gsus4 C/E F Gsus4 Elstree Oh-o-oh Oh-o-oh | Am | Dm/F | Gsus4 | C/E | F | Gsus4 G | Elstree | Am | Dm/F | Gsus4 | C/E | F | Gsus4 G | | Am | Dm/F | Gsus4 | C/E | F | Gsus4 G | Elstree Oh-o-oh Oh-o-oh (no beat) | Am | Dm/F | Gsus4 | C/E | F | Gsus4 G | Am | Elstree 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am Asus2 | Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am break | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am Asus2 | Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am break | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am Asus2 | Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am break | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am Asus2 | Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am break | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am Asus2 | Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am break | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 | Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am Asus2 | Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am break CUT! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Astroboy (And the Proles on Parade) – The Buggles --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Interlude C#m B 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 Emaj7 Emaj7 Emaj7 Emaj7 Emaj7 Emaj7 Dmaj7/E Dmaj7/E Dmaj7/E Dmaj7/E Dmaj7/E Dmaj7/E 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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D E7/D D E7/D D E7/D A/E E 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) E5 E6 Esus2 E6 Esus2 E6 E5 E6 Esus2 E6 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---------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-E Dsus2 x-x-0-2-3-0 A/E 0-x-2-2-2-x Cmaj7 x-3-2-0-0-0 D/E 0-2-2-2-3-2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro (drum box) | N.C. | (bass only) | E | % | % | % | | E | % | Interlude | C#m | % | B | % | | C#m | % | B | % | Verse E All of those wild American bilinguals Dsus2 A/E E Who talk to you in Paris of their lonely lives E School days and last days out there in the Midwest Dsus2 A/E E They climb on their liners and rejoin their wives Bridge Bm Walking down boulevards electric eyes Cmaj7 Would gaze at the waveforms and gasp at their size E E break Let them be lonely and say you don't care Chorus Cmaj7 D/E Astroboy, I'm watching the proles on parade Cmaj7 D/E Astroboy, I'm watching the proles on parade Interlude | C#m | % | B | % | | C#m | % | B | % | Verse E Una with long hair will stand by your side Dsus2 A/E E And the friends who were hungry could swallow your pride E Chromium pets that video screens would show Dsus2 A/E E Pictures of helplessness old kings and queens Bridge Bm Radio stations that fade as in dust Cmaj7 All their transmitters are crumbling with rust E E break Let them be broken and say you don't care Chorus Cmaj7 D/E Astroboy, I'm watching the proles on parade Cmaj7 D/E Astroboy, I'm watching the proles on parade Cmaj7 D/E Astroboy, I'm watching the proles on parade Interlude | C#m | % | B | % | | C#m | % | B | % | | A | % | F#m | % | Bridge (last part) E E break Let them be broken and say you don't care Chorus Cmaj7 D/E Astroboy, I'm watching the proles on parade Cmaj7 D/E Astroboy, I'm watching the proles on parade Cmaj7 D/E Astroboy, I'm watching the proles on parade Cmaj7 D/E Astroboy, I'm watching the proles on parade Outro | Cmaj7 | % | D/E | % | | Cmaj7 | % | D/E | % | | Cmaj7 | % | D/E | % | | Cmaj7 | % | D/E | % | | Cmaj7 | % | D/E | % | | Cmaj7 | % | % | % | % | D/E --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Johnny On The Monorail – Buggles --------------------------------------------------------------------------- For less barre chords transpose -2 and use a capo 2nd fret to match the original key --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro Dmaj7 D A/G Gmaj7 A7 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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Dmaj7 D A/G Gmaj7 F#sus4 F# 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 Bm B7sus2 Bm B7sus2 Gmaj7 G6 G Gmaj7 G6 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---------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-e F#sus4 2-4-4-4-2-2 F# 2-4-4-3-2-2 Esus4 0-2-2-2-0-0 E 0-2-2-1-0-0 Esus2 0-2-4-x-0-0 G 3-x-0-0-0-x Gadd9 3-x-0-2-x-x G5 3-x-0-0-x-x Asus4 x-0-2-2-3-0 Asus2 x-0-2-2-0-0 F# x-x-4-3-2-2 F#/E x-x-2-3-2-2 F#/D x-x-0-3-2-2 F#/C# x-4-x-2-1-1 Intro and Outro chords: see tabs --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro | Dmaj7 D | N.C. | A/G Gmaj7 A/G | N.C. | | Dmaj7 D | N.C. | A/G Gmaj7 F#sus4 | F# | Verse Bm D E Down, down to pause and walk away Bm D E Even in the streets your feet don't move C#m See their faces through the perspex E F#sus4 F# Turn to stare back up at you Verse Bm D E You, your eyes are green and mine are blue Bm D E In the subway darkness I am watching you C#m Oh my, my, you are so sci-fi, E F#sus4 F# Please will you let me ride? Chorus Bm D Johnny ... riding on the monorail Bm D Johnny ... riding on the monorail | E | % | % | % | Monorail Verse Bm D E You, you know that life is terminal Bm D E It's the Paris Pullman in your mind again C#m Eyes like cameras move their lenses E F#sus4 F# Take this dream I offer you Chorus Bm D Johnny ... riding on the monorail Bm D Johnny ... riding on the monorail Bm D Johnny ... riding on the monorail Interlude | Esus4 E | Esus2 E | G Gadd9 | Asus4 A | Asus2 A | | Bm | % | A | % | G | % | F# | F# A A/C# | | Bm | % | A | % | G | % | F# F#/E | F#/D F#/C# | Verse Bm D E All we cannot see we call invisible Bm D E Tracks that move like pylons through the sky C#m Oh my, my, you are so sci-fi, E F#sus4 F# Please will you let me ride? Chorus Bm D Johnny ... riding on the monorail Bm D Johnny ... riding on the monorail Bm D Johnny ... riding on the monorail Interlude | Esus4 E | Esus2 E | G Gadd9 | G5 Gadd9 | Asus4 A | Asus2 A | Bm Aaahh... Outro | Bm B7sus2 | % | Gmaj7 G6 G | Gmaj7 G6 | | Bm B7sus2 | % | Gmaj7 G6 G | Gmaj7 G6 | | Bm B7sus2 | % | Gmaj7 G6 G | Gmaj7 G6 | | Bm B7sus2 | % | Gmaj7 G6 G | Gmaj7 G6 | Bm Johnny on the monorail | Bm B7sus2 | % | Gmaj7 G6 G | Gmaj7 G6 | | Bm B7sus2 | % | Gmaj7 G6 G | Gmaj7 G6 | Bm Johnny on the monorail | Bm B7sus2 | % | Gmaj7 G6 G | Gmaj7 G6 | | Bm B7sus2 | % | Gmaj7 G6 G | Gmaj7 G6 | Bm Johnny on the monorail | Bm B7sus2 | % | Gmaj7 G6 G | Gmaj7 G6 | | Bm B7sus2 | % | Gmaj7 G6 G | Gmaj7 G6 | Bm Johnny on the monorail | Bm B7sus2 | % | Gmaj7 G6 G | Gmaj7 G6 | | Bm B7sus2 | % | Gmaj7 G6 G | Gmaj7 G6 | Bm Johnny on the monorail | Bm B7sus2 | % | Gmaj7 G6 G | Gmaj7 G6 | | Bm B7sus2 | % | Gmaj7 G6 G | Gmaj7 G6 | Bm Johnny on the monorail
