Livin On The Edge
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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):
(E)|---------------------------|--------------------|
(B)|---------------------------|--------------------|
(G)|-7--7--7--7--9b11r9b10r9-7-|-7--7--7--7--9b11r9-|
(D)|---------------------------|--------------------|
(A)|---------------------------|--------------------|
(E)|---------------------------|--------------------|
(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]
(E)|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
(B)|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
(G)|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
(D)|-------------------2-------|-----------------------2---------|
(A)|-4---4---4---2-3-4-0---4-2-|-4---4-------4---2-3-4-0-----4/--|
(E)|-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)
(E)|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
(B)|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
(G)|-------------------7-------|-----------------------7---------|
(D)|-------------------7-------|-----------------------7---------|
(A)|-9---9---9---7-8-9-----9-7-|-9---9-------9---7-8-9-------9--|
(E)|-9---9---9---7-8-9-----9-7-|-9---9-------9---7-8-9-------9--|
it`s getting to you
[F#5]
(E)|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
(B)|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
(G)|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
(D)|-------------------2-------|-----------------------2---------|
(A)|-4---4---4---2-3-4-0---4-2-|-4---4-------4---2-3-4-0-----4---|
(E)|-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:
(E)|-----------|--------------------------------|
(B)|-----------|-----9b10r9---7-9b10r9----7-9-7-|
(G)|-7b9-----7-|---7-9b11r9---7-9b11r9----7-9-7-|
(D)|-----------|-9------------------------------|
(A)|-----------|--------------------------------|
(E)|-----------|--------------------------------|
FILL 2:
(E)|-----------|------------------------------7-|
(B)|-----------|-----9-9-9b10r9b10r9b10r9-----7-|
(G)|-7b9-----7-|---7-9-9-9b11r9b11r9b11r9-7-----|
(D)|-----------|-9--------------------------9---|
(A)|-----------|--------------------------------|
(E)|-----------|--------------------------------|
[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:
(E)|---------17--------------17------|
(B)|-15--------------15--------------|
(G)|-----14------14------14------14--|
(D)|---------------------------------|
(A)|---------------------------------|
(E)|---------------------------------|
(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#)
Livin` On The Edge (you can`t help yourself)
(G/B) (F5)
(you can`t help yourself)
(D5)
Livin` On The Edge (you can`t help yourself at all)
(A#)
Livin` On The Edge (you can`t help yourself)
(A5)
(you can`t help yourself)
(G5)
Livin` On The Edge (you can`t help yourself)
(F5)
(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...
(E)|-----6------|-----5-|
(B)|------------|-------|
(G)|-7b8-(hold)-|-8r7---|
(D)|------------|-------|
(A)|------------|-------|
(E)|------------|-------|
(E)|------10-------|------8--------|-----6---------|-----5-------|
(B)|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
(G)|-9b11-(hold)---|-11r9----------|-7b8-(hold)----|-8r7---------|
(D)|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
(A)|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
(E)|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
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.
(D5) (Bm) (A5) (A#) (G5) (F5) (E5) (D#5) (G/B)
(E)|---------2------------------------------------------------3--|
(B)|--3------3-------------3-----(8)----(6)----(5)----(4)-----3--|
(G)|--2------4------2------3-----(7)----(5)----(4)----(3)-----0--|
(D)|--0------4------2------3------5------3------2------1------0--|
(A)|--0------2------0------1------5------3------2------1------2--|
(E)|------------------------------5------3------2------1---------|
