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Im sorry if these chords looks unnecessary,
I used a star * to note that the regular chord got a little difference than normal.
Used chords:
           EADGBe
C*---------x32013
Dsus4------xx0233
Em*--------022003
Em---------022000
Em6--------022020
Em7--------022030
Em(maj7)---022040
C----------x32010
Cadd9------x32030
Dsus2/C----x30230
B7sus4-----x24252
B7---------x21202
A7*--------x02023
B7*--------x24243
B7(b13)----x21203
A9----x02203
Original key: B
[Intro]
C*, Dsus4, Em* 
C*, Dsus4, Em* 
[Verse]
Just a stEmeel town girl on a SEm6aturday night  
Looking Em7for the fight of her Em(maj7)life
in the rCeal time world no one sCadd9ees her at all
they all Dsus2/Csay she's B7sus4crazyB7  
Locking rhythm to the beat of her heart
Changing movement into light
She had danced into the danger zone
When the dancer becomes the dance
[Pre-Chorus]
A7*                     B7*                            C*
It can cut you like a knife if the fight becomes the fire
On the wire between B7(b13)will and what will B7be
[Chorus]
         C*          Dsus4  Em*
She's a maniac, maniac on the floor
           C*                          Dsus4  Em*
And she's dancing like she's never danced before
         C*          Dsus4  Em*
She's a maniac, maniac on the floor
           C*                          Dsus4  A9  
And she's dancing like she's never danced before
[Verse]
On the ice blue line of insanity
is a place most never see
It's a hard won place of mystery
touch it but can't hold it
You work all your life, for that moment in time
It could come or pass you by
it's a push shove world but there's always a chance
if the hunger stays the night 
[Pre-Chorus]
There's a cold kinetic heat struggling stretching for the peak
Never stopping with her head against the wind
[Chorus]
She's a maniac, maniac on the floor (I sure know)
And she's dancing like she's never danced before
She's a maniac, maniac on the floor (I sure know)
And she's dancing like she's never danced before
[Interlude] 
C B7 Em
C B7 Em
[Solo] 
chords like in verses
[Pre-Chorus]
It can cut you like a knife if the fight becomes the fire
On the wire between will and what will be
[Chorus]
She's a maniac, maniac on the floor (I sure know)
And she's dancing like she's never danced before
She's a maniac, maniac on the floor (I sure know)
And she's dancing like she's never danced before
...maniac, maniac on the floor (I sure know)
And she's dancing like she's never danced before...

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Maniac

by Michael Sembello

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em6

Em7

Em(maj7)

Cadd9

Dsus2/C

B7sus4

B7(b13)

Dsus4

Im sorry if these chords looks unnecessary,

I used a star * to note that the regular chord got a little difference than normal.

Used chords:

EADGBe

*---------x32013

Dsus4------xx0233

*--------022003

Em---------022000

Em6--------022020

Em7--------022030

Em(maj7)---022040

C----------x32010

Cadd9------x32030

Dsus2/C----x30230

B7sus4-----x24252

B7---------x21202

*--------x02023

*--------x24243

B7(b13)----x21203

A9----x02203

Original key: B

[Intro]

C Em

*, Dsus4, *

C Em

*, Dsus4, *

[Verse]

Em Em6

Just a steel town girl on a Saturday night

Em7 Em(maj7)

Looking for the fight of her life

C Cadd9

in the real time world no one sees her at all

Dsus2/C B7sus4 B7

they all say she's crazy

Locking rhythm to the beat of her heart

Changing movement into light

She had danced into the danger zone

When the dancer becomes the dance

[Pre-Chorus]

A7 B7 C

* * *

It can cut you like a knife if the fight becomes the fire

B7(b13) B7

On the wire between will and what will be

[Chorus]

C Dsus4 Em

* *

She's a maniac, maniac on the floor

C Dsus4 Em

* *

And she's dancing like she's never danced before

C Dsus4 Em

* *

She's a maniac, maniac on the floor

C Dsus4 A9

And she's dancing like she's never danced before

[Verse]

On the ice blue line of insanity

is a place most never see

It's a hard won place of mystery

touch it but can't hold it

You work all your life, for that moment in time

It could come or pass you by

it's a push shove world but there's always a chance

if the hunger stays the night

[Pre-Chorus]

There's a cold kinetic heat struggling stretching for the peak

Never stopping with her head against the wind

[Chorus]

She's a maniac, maniac on the floor (I sure know)

And she's dancing like she's never danced before

She's a maniac, maniac on the floor (I sure know)

And she's dancing like she's never danced before

[Interlude]

C B7 Em

[Solo]

chords like in verses

[Pre-Chorus]

It can cut you like a knife if the fight becomes the fire

On the wire between will and what will be

[Chorus]

She's a maniac, maniac on the floor (I sure know)

And she's dancing like she's never danced before

She's a maniac, maniac on the floor (I sure know)

And she's dancing like she's never danced before

...maniac, maniac on the floor (I sure know)

And she's dancing like she's never danced before...

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