Dropped-D tuning h = hammer-on p = pull-off
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ b = bend note r = release bend
_INTRO_________________________________________________________________________
D5
e+0h2p00|0h2p00|
B+3333|3333|
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!)
_PSEUDOCHORUS_________________________________________________________________
Chorus Pattern (use this many times throughout the song):
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|77779b11r9b10r97|77779b11r9|
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(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]
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|2|2|
|444234042|44423404/|
|44423442|4442344/|
tell me what you think about your situation, complication, aggravation
[B5] (w/Fill 1 first time around, then Fill 2 second time)
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|7|7|
|7|7|
|99978997|9997899|
|99978997|9997899|
it s getting to you
[F#5]
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|2|2|
|444234042|44423404|
|44423442|4442344|
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:
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||9b10r979b10r9797|
|7b97|79b11r979b11r9797|
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FILL 2:
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||999b10r9b10r9b10r97|
|7b97|7999b11r9b11r9b11r97|
||99|
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[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:
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|1515|
|14141414|
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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|
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|7b8(hold)|8r7-------------|
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|10|8----------|6|5|
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|9b11(hold)|11r9------------|7b8(hold)|8r7-------------|
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I didn t include the guitar solo because all the little nuances (bend here,
use slide here, bendandrelease 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
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