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---------|





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