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

Intro 1

Bb

C

Dm7

Bb

C

Dm7

Verse 1
Dm Dm 
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Dm6 Dm6 
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Just a steel town girl on a Saturday night
Dm9 Dm9 
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DmMaj7 DmMaj7 
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Looking for   the fight of her life
Bbmaj9 Bbmaj9 
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C/Bb C/Bb 
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In the real      time world, no one sees   her at all
Bb Bb 
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Dm/A Dm/A 
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A A 
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They all say she's crazy
Dm Dm 
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Dm6 Dm6 
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Locking rhythms to the beat  of her heart
Dm9 Dm9 
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DmMaj7 DmMaj7 
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Changing movement into light
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C/Bb C/Bb 
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She had danced    into the danger zone
Bb Bb 
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Dm/A Dm/A 
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A A 
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When the dancer becomes the dance

Pre-chorus 1

G7

A7#5

It can cut you like a knife

Bb

If the gift becomes a fire

Dm/A

On the wire between will

A

and what will be

Chorus 1
Bb Bb 
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C C 
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Dm7 Dm7 
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She's a maniac, ma niac on the   floor
Bb Bb 
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And she's dancing like she's
C C 
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Dm7 Dm7 
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ne ver danced before
Bb Bb 
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C C 
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Dm7 Dm7 
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She's a maniac, ma niac on the   floor
Bb Bb 
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And she's dancing like she's
C C 
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Gm9 Gm9 
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ne ver danced before
Gm9 Gm9 
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Verse 2
Dm Dm 
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Dm6 Dm6 
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On the ice blue line of insanity
Dm9 Dm9 
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DmMaj7 DmMaj7 
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Is a place most never see
Bbmaj9 Bbmaj9 
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C/Bb C/Bb 
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It's a hard      won place of mystery
Bb Bb 
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Dm/A Dm/A 
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A A 
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Touch it  but can't hold   it
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You work all your life, for that moment in time
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DmMaj7 DmMaj7 
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It could come  or pass you by
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It's a push      shove world
C/Bb C/Bb 
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But there's always a chance
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Dm/A Dm/A 
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A A 
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If the hunger stays the night

Pre-chorus 2

G7

A7#5

There's a cold kinetic heat

Bb

Struggling stretching for the peak

Dm/A

A

Never stopping with her head against the wind

Chorus 2
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C C 
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Dm7 Dm7 
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She's a ma  niac, ma niac I sure  know
Bb Bb 
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And she's dancing like she's
C C 
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Dm7 Dm7 
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Bb Bb 
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C C 
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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
C C 
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Gm9 Gm9 
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ne ver danced before

Interlude 1

Fadd4

C7/E

A

Dm7

Fadd4

C7/E

A

Dm7

Fadd4

C7/E

A

Dm7

Fadd4

C7/E

A

Dm7

Solo 1
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Dm6 Dm6 
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Dm9 Dm9 
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DmMaj7 DmMaj7 
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Bbmaj9 Bbmaj9 
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C/Bb C/Bb 
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Bb Bb 
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Dm/A Dm/A 
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A A 
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Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
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Dm6 Dm6 
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Dm9 Dm9 
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C/Bb C/Bb 
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Bb Bb 
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A A 
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Pre-chorus 3

G7

A7#5

It can cut you like a knife

Bb

If the gift becomes a fire

Dm/A

On the wire between will

A

and what will be

Chorus 3
Bb Bb 
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C C 
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Dm7 Dm7 
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She's a ma  niac, ma niac I sure  know
Bb Bb 
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And she's dancing like she's
C C 
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Dm7 Dm7 
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Bb Bb 
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C C 
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Dm7 Dm7 
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She's a ma  niac, ma niac I sure  know
Bb Bb 
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And she's dancing like she's
C C 
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Gm9 Gm9 
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ne ver danced before

Chorus 4

Bb

C

Dm7

Maniac, ma niac I sure know

Bb

And she's dancing like she's

C

Dm7

ne ver danced before

[Fade out]

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ChordsBb C Dm7 Dm Dm6...

Chords

Bb
C
Dm7
Dm
Dm6
Dm9
DmMaj7
Bbmaj9
C/Bb
Dm/A
A
G7
A7#5
Gm9
Fadd4
C7/E
Bbmaj7
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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Dm6: x-x-0-2-0-1
Dm9: x-5-3-5-5-x
DmMaj7: x-x-0-2-2-1
Bbmaj9: x-1-0-2-1-x
C/Bb: x-1-2-0-1-0
Dm/A: x-0-3-2-3-x
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
A7#5: 5-x-5-6-6-x
Gm9: 3-5-3-3-3-5
Fadd4: x-x-3-3-1-5
C7/E: 0-3-2-3-1-x
Bbmaj7: x-1-3-2-3-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 11

11

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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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