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---------|