Dropped-D tuning                             h = hammer-on    p = pull-off
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                             b = bend note    r = release bend


_INTRO_________________________________________________________________________

   D5
e+-----------0h2p0-------0--------- | -----------0h2p0-------0--------- | 
B+-----3-----------3-------3-----3- | -----3-----------3-------3-----3- | 
G+---------------------------0h2--- | ---------------------------0h2--- | 
d+-0------------------------------- | -0------------------------------- | 
A+--------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | 
D+--------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | 

[repeat]


_VERSE 1_______________________________________________________________________

D5 [w/Intro pattern]
there's something wrong with the world today, I don't know what it is
Bm                                                A5
something's wrong with our eyes
      D5 [w/Intro pattern]
we're seeing things in a different way, and God knows it ain't His
   Bm
it sure ain't no surprise           (yeah!)


_PSEUDO-CHORUS_________________________________________________________________


Chorus Pattern (use this many times throughout the song):
 | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | 
 | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | 
 | -------7--7--7--7--9b11r9b10r9-7- | -------7--7--7--7--9b11r9-------- | 
 | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | 
 | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | 
 | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | 
  (or something like that...)  :-)


                    D5 [w/chorus pattern]
we're Livin' On The Edge

Livin' On The Edge
              A#           G/B
Livin' On The Edge
              D5
Livin' On The Edge


_VERSE 2_______________________________________________________________________

[w/Intro pattern]
there's something wrong with the world today, the lightbulb's gettin' dim
there's meltdown in the sky
if you can judge a wise man by the color of his skin
then mister you're a better man than I
[feedback!]


_CHORUS________________________________________________________________________
              D5 [w/chorus pattern]
Livin' On The Edge     (you can't help yourself from falling)

Livin' On The Edge     (you can't help yourself at all)
              A#                                     G/B
Livin' On The Edge     (you can't stop yourself from falling)
              D5
Livin' On The Edge


_BRIDGE________________________________________________________________________

 [F#5]            
 | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | 
 | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | 
 | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | 
 | -----------------------2--------- | -----------------------2--------- | 
 | -4---4-------4---2-3-4-0-----4-2- | -4---4-------4---2-3-4-0-----4/-- | 
 | -4---4-------4---2-3-4-------4-2- | -4---4-------4---2-3-4-------4/-- | 
tell me what you think about your situation, complication, aggravation


 [B5] (w/Fill 1 first time around, then Fill 2 second time)
 | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | 
 | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | 
 | -----------------------7--------- | -----------------------7--------- | 
 | -----------------------7--------- | -----------------------7--------- | 
 | -9---9-------9---7-8-9-------9-7- | -9---9-------9---7-8-9-------9-- | 
 | -9---9-------9---7-8-9-------9-7- | -9---9-------9---7-8-9-------9-- | 
it's getting to you


 [F#5]
 | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | 
 | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | 
 | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | 
 | -----------------------2--------- | -----------------------2--------- | 
 | -4---4-------4---2-3-4-0-----4-2- | -4---4-------4---2-3-4-0-----4--- | 
 | -4---4-------4---2-3-4-------4-2- | -4---4-------4---2-3-4-------4--- | 
if Chicken Little tells you that the sky is fallin, even if it wasn't

                              G5
would you still come crawling back again?
          A5
I bet you would, my friend
 A#
again and again and again and again and again


 FILL 1:
    | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | 
    | --------------------------------- | -----9b10r9---7-9b10r9----7-9-7- | 
    | -----------------7b9-----7------- | ---7-9b11r9---7-9b11r9----7-9-7- | 
    | --------------------------------- | -9------------------------------- | 
    | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | 
    | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | 


 FILL 2:
    | --------------------------------- | ------------------------------7- | 
    | --------------------------------- | -----9-9-9b10r9b10r9b10r9-----7- | 
    | -----------------7b9-----7------- | ---7-9-9-9b11r9b11r9b11r9-7------ | 
    | --------------------------------- | -9--------------------------9---- | 
    | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | 
    | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | 


_______________________________________________________________________________

[Guitar Solo]

[Repeat BRIDGE]


_VERSE 3_______________________________________________________________________

there's something right with the world today,
and everybody knows it's wrong
well we could tell 'em no, we could let it go
but I would rather be hangin' on!

[pause]

[Repeat CHORUS]


_OUTRO_________________________________________________________________________

              A#            A5
Livin' On The Edge
              G5            F5
Livin' On The Edge
              E5            D#5
Livin' On The Edge

yeah, yeah, yeah...
D5 
(hold for four measures)



This pattern is repeated in the background from here on:

  | ---------17--------------17------ | 
  | -15--------------15-------------- | 
  | -----14------14------14------14-- | 
  | --------------------------------- | 
  | --------------------------------- | 
  | --------------------------------- | 

              A#                                 G5                     F5
Livin' On The Edge (you can't help yourself from falling)
              D5
Livin' On The Edge (you can't help yourself at all)
              A#                                 G/B                    F5
Livin' On The Edge (you can't stop yourself from falling)
              D5
Livin' On The Edge
              A#                                 G/B                    F5
Livin' On The Edge (you can't help yourself)        (you can't help yourself)
              D5
Livin' On The Edge (you can't help yourself at all)
              A#                                 A5       
Livin' On The Edge (you can't help yourself)        (you can't help yourself)
              G5                                 F5
Livin' On The Edge (you can't help yourself)        (you can't help yourself)
              E5                                 D#5
Livin' On The Edge (you can't help yourself from falling)
                          D5
Livin' On The Edge, yeah, yeah...


 | -----6----------- | -----5----------- | 
 | ----------------- | ----------------- | 
 | -7b8-(hold)------ | -8r7------------- | 
 | ----------------- | ----------------- | 
 | ----------------- | ----------------- | 
 | ----------------- | ----------------- | 


 | ------10--------- | ------8---------- | -----6----------- | -----5----------- | 
 | ----------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- | 
 | -9b11-(hold)----- | -11r9------------ | -7b8-(hold)------ | -8r7------------- | 
 | ----------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- | 
 | ----------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- | 
 | ----------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- | 


_______________________________________________________________________________

I didn't include the guitar solo because all the little nuances (bend here,
use slide here, bend-and-release here, etc.)  make it a bitch to get into
ASCII notation.  It's fairly simple to play if you can get the hang of
using a slide on and off (easier said than done!).  I'm not sure if my 
"b" and "r" notation is standard, so if you don't understand, feel
free to drop me a line and I will clarify myself.