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.