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Version 1
            [Intro]
F/C  D(add D)    G/B  F
[Verse 1]
C       Bb        F
WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE?
C           Bb
SOMETHING'S GOING ON 
       F
THAT'S NOT QUITE CLEAR
C        Bb                   F
  SOMEBODY TURN ON THE LIGHTS
      G
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A PARTY
IT'S STARTING TONIGHT
[Chorus]
F/C  C
        OH, WHAT A FEELING
G/B  F 
        WHEN WE'RE DANCING ON THE CEILING
F/C  C 
        OH, WHAT A FEELING
G/B  F 
        WHEN WE'RE DANCING ON THE CEILING
[Verse 2]
(same as verse 1)
THE ROOM IS HOT AND THAT'S GOOD
SOME OF MY FRIENDS CAME BY FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD
THE PEOPLE STARTIN' A CLIMB THE WALLS
OOH IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYBODY IS HAVING A BALL
[Chorus]
COME ON!
[Instrumental]
F   C   G
F   C   C
F   C   C
Dm7 Am7 G
[Verse 3]
F
EVERYBODY START TO LOSE CONTROL
C                 G
WHEN THE MUSIC IS RIGHT
F                             C
  IF YOU SEE SOMEBODY HANGIN' AROUND
F           G
DON'T GET UPTIGHT
F                       C          G
  THE ONLY THING WE WANT TO DO TONIGHT
     Dm7           F
IS GO 'ROUND AND 'ROUND
          G      A
AND TURN UPSIDE DOWN
COME ON! LET'S GET DOWN!
[Verse 4]
SO COME ON! 
D C           G
    LET'S GET LOOSE
D          C
DON'T HOLD BACK
       G
'CAUSE AIN'T NO USE
D                 C            G
HARD TO KEEP YOUR FEET ON THE GROUND
        A
'CAUSE WHEN WE LIKE TO PARTY
WE ONLY WANT TO GET DOWN
[Chorus]
G/D  D
       OH, WHAT A FEELING
A/C# G
                WHEN WE'RE DANCING ON THE CEILING
 D  D
       OH, WHAT A FEELING
A/C# G
                WHEN WE'RE DANCING ON THE CEILING
(SCREAM, WHISTLES) SAY WHAT?
CAN'T STOP NOW
JUST GETTING STARTED
EVERYBODY CLAP YOUR HANDS
COME ON
EVERYBODY LET'S DANCE
CHORUS REPEATS TO FADE