D5

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

1-я

3

2-я

1

3-я

4-я

5-я

6-я

Bm

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

1-я

1

2-я

2

3-я

3

4-я

5-я

6-я

A5

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

1-я

4

2-я

3

3-я

1

4-я

5-я

6-я

A#

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

1-я

1

2-я

4

3-я

3

4-я

5-я

1

6-я

G/B

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

1-я

2

2-я

3-я

4-я

5-я

1

6-я

F#5

VI

VII

VIII

IX

X

XI

1-я

3

2-я

1

3-я

4-я

5-я

6-я

B5

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

1-я

1

2-я

3-я

4-я

5-я

6-я

G5

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

1-я

2

2-я

1

3-я

4-я

5-я

6-я

F5

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

X

1-я

3

2-я

1

3-я

4-я

5-я

6-я

E5

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

1-я

3

2-я

1

3-я

4-я

5-я

6-я

D#5

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

1-я

3

2-я

1

3-я

4-я

5-я

6-я

Livin' on the Edge

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---------|