Maniac chords by
Michael Sembello
Flashdance (Official Version)
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Key: Eb minorDifficulty: Advanced

Intro 1

A

B

C#m7

A

B

C#m7

Verse 1
C#m C#m 
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C#m6 C#m6 
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Just a steel town girl on a Saturday night
C#m9 C#m9 
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C#mMaj7 C#mMaj7 
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Looking for    the fight of her life
Amaj9 Amaj9 
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B/A B/A 
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In the real     time world, no one sees  her at all
A A 
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C#m/G# C#m/G# 
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G# G# 
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They all say she's crazy
C#m C#m 
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C#m6 C#m6 
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Locking rhythms to the beat   of her heart
C#m9 C#m9 
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C#mMaj7 C#mMaj7 
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Changing movement into light
Amaj9 Amaj9 
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B/A B/A 
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She had danced   into the danger zone
A A 
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C#m/G# C#m/G# 
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G# G# 
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When the dancer becomes the dance

Pre-chorus 1

F#7

G#7#5

It can cut you like a knife

A

If the gift becomes a fire

C#m/G#

On the wire between will

G#

and what will be

Chorus 1
A A 
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B B 
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C#m7 C#m7 
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She's a maniac, ma niac on the    floor
A A 
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And she's dancing like she's
B B 
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C#m7 C#m7 
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ne ver danced before
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C#m7 C#m7 
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She's a maniac, ma niac on the    floor
A A 
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And she's dancing like she's
B B 
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F#m9 F#m9 
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ne ver danced before
F#m9 F#m9 
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Verse 2
C#m C#m 
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C#m6 C#m6 
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On the ice   blue line of insanity
C#m9 C#m9 
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C#mMaj7 C#mMaj7 
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Is a place  most never see
Amaj9 Amaj9 
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B/A B/A 
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It's a hard     won place of mystery
A A 
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C#m/G# C#m/G# 
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G# G# 
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Touch it but can't hold      it
C#m C#m 
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C#m6 C#m6 
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You work all   your life, for that moment in time
C#m9 C#m9 
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C#mMaj7 C#mMaj7 
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It could come   or pass you by
Amaj9 Amaj9 
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It's a push     shove world
B/A B/A 
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But there's always a chance
A A 
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C#m/G# C#m/G# 
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G# G# 
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If the hunger stays the night

Pre-chorus 2

F#7

G#7#5

There's a cold kinetic heat

A

Struggling stretching for the peak

C#m/G#

G#

Never stopping with her head against the wind

Chorus 2
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C#m7 C#m7 
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She's a ma niac, ma niac I sure   know
A A 
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And she's dancing like she's
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C#m7 C#m7 
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C#m7 C#m7 
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She's a ma niac, ma niac I sure   know
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And she's dancing like she's
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F#m9 F#m9 
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ne ver danced before

Interlude 1

Eadd4

B7/D#

G#

C#m7

Eadd4

B7/D#

G#

C#m7

Eadd4

B7/D#

G#

C#m7

Eadd4

B7/D#

G#

C#m7

Solo 1
Amaj7 Amaj7 
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C#m6 C#m6 
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C#m9 C#m9 
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C#mMaj7 C#mMaj7 
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Amaj9 Amaj9 
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B/A B/A 
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A A 
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C#m/G# C#m/G# 
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G# G# 
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Amaj7 Amaj7 
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C#m6 C#m6 
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C#m9 C#m9 
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C#mMaj7 C#mMaj7 
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Amaj9 Amaj9 
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B/A B/A 
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A A 
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C#m/G# C#m/G# 
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G# G# 
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Pre-chorus 3

F#7

G#7#5

It can cut you like a knife

A

If the gift becomes a fire

C#m/G#

On the wire between will

G#

and what will be

Chorus 3
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C#m7 C#m7 
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She's a ma niac, ma niac I sure   know
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And she's dancing like she's
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C#m7 C#m7 
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ne ver danced before
A A 
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B B 
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C#m7 C#m7 
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She's a ma niac, ma niac I sure   know
A A 
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And she's dancing like she's
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F#m9 F#m9 
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ne ver danced before

Chorus 4

A

B

C#m7

Maniac, ma niac I sure know

A

And she's dancing like she's

B

C#m7

ne ver danced before

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsA B C#m7 C#m C#m6...

Chords

A
B
C#m7
C#m
C#m6
C#m9
C#mMaj7
Amaj9
B/A
C#m/G#
G#
F#7
G#7#5
F#m9
Eadd4
B7/D#
Amaj7
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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

A: x-0-2-2-2-0
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
C#m7: x-4-6-4-5-x
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
C#m6: x-4-2-3-2-x
C#m9: x-4-2-4-4-x
C#mMaj7: x-4-6-5-5-x
Amaj9: x-0-6-6-0-0
B/A: x-0-4-4-4-x
C#m/G#: 4-x-6-6-5-x
G#: 4-6-6-5-4-4
F#7: 2-4-2-3-2-2
G#7#5: 4-x-4-5-5-x
F#m9: 2-4-2-2-2-4
Eadd4: x-x-2-2-0-4
B7/D#: x-x-1-2-0-2
Amaj7: x-0-2-1-2-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 10

10

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This is the definitive original version of Maniac by Michael Sembello, Flashdance, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Eb minor. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Michael Sembello, Flashdance.

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