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---------|