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.
D5 Bm A5 A# G5 F5 E5 D#5 G/B
|———2————————————————3–|
|–3——3————-3—–(8)—-(6)—-(5)—-(4)—–3–|
|–2——4——2——3—–(7)—-(5)—-(4)—-(3)—–0–|
|–0——4——2——3——5——3——2——1——0–|
|–0——2——0——1——5——3——2——1——2–|
|——————————5——3——2——1———|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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.
D5 Bm A5 A# G5 F5 E5 D#5 G/B
|———2————————————————3–|
|–3——3————-3—–(8)—-(6)—-(5)—-(4)—–3–|
|–2——4——2——3—–(7)—-(5)—-(4)—-(3)—–0–|
|–0——4——2——3——5——3——2——1——0–|
|–0——2——0——1——5——3——2——1——2–|
|——————————5——3——2——1———|
