Maniac
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[Intro] B7M C#7 D#m7
B7M C#7 D#m7
[Verso]
D#m5+ D#m6
Just a steel town girl on a saturday night
D#m7 D#m7M
Looking for the fight of her life
B7M(9) B6(9)
In the real-time world no one sees her at all
B7M A#7(4)A#7
They all say she's crazy
D#m5+ D#m6
Locking rhythms to the beat of her heart
D#m7 D#m7M
Changing woman into life
B7M(9) B6(9)
She has danced into the danger zone
B7M A#7(4)A#7
When a dancer becomes a dance
[Ponte]
G#m7 A#7
It can cut you like a knife
B7M
If the gift becomes the fire
A#7(4)
On a wire between will
A#7
And what will be
[Refrão]
B7M
She's a maniac
C#7 D#m7
Maniac on the floor
B7M
And she's dancing like
C#7 D#m7
She's never danced before
B7M
She's a maniac
C#7 D#m7
Maniac on the floor
B7M
And she's dancing like
C#7 G#m7
She's never danced before
[Verso]
D#m5+ D#m6
On the ice-build iron sanity
D#m7 D#m7M
Is a place most never see
B7M(9) B6(9)
It's a hard warm place of mystery
B7M A#7(4)A#7
Touch it, but can't hold it
D#m5+ D#m6
You work all your life for that moment in time
D#m7 D#m7M
It could come or pass you by
B7M(9) B6(9)
It's a push of the world, but there's always a chance
B7M A#7(4)A#7
If the hunger stays the night
[Ponte]
G#m7 A#7
There's a cold connective heat
B7M
Struggling, stretching for defeat
A#7(4)
Never stopping with her
A#7
Head against the wind
[Refrão]
B7M
She's a maniac
C#7 D#m7
Maniac , I sure know
B7M
And she's dancing like
C#7 D#m7
She's never danced before
B7M
She's a maniac
C#7 D#m7
Maniac, I sure know
B7M
And she's dancing like
C#7 G#m7F#Fm Fm7
She's never danced before
[Interlude] Dm7 F Em7 (3x)
[Solo] D#m7 D#m5+ D#m6 D#m7 D#m7M
B7M(9) B6(9) B7M A#7(4) A#7 (2x) (2x)
[Ponte]
G#m7 A#7
It can cut you like a knife
B7M
If the gift becomes the fire
A#7(4)
On a wire between will
A#7
And what will be
[Refrão]
B7M
She's a maniac
C#7 D#m7
Maniac, I sure know
B7M
And she's dancing like
C#7 D#m7
She's never danced before
B7M
She's a maniac
C#7 D#m7
Maniac, I sure know
B7M
And she's dancing like
C#7 G#m7
She's never danced before
How to play Maniac
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B7M. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.