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Elstree – The Buggles
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
The Buggles
Elstree (1979)
(Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn)
From: "The Age of Plastic"
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capo: 1st fret
play: Am
key: Bbm
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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
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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
CODA
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!
