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+---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

_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_________________________________________________________________

  (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_______________________________________________________________________

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

_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________________________________________________________________________

tell me what you think about your situation, complication, aggravation

it's getting to you

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

_______________________________________________________________________________

_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!

_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:

              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...

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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.

Chorus Pattern (use this many times throughout the song):
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------7--7--7--7--9b11r9b10r9-7-|-------7--7--7--7--9b11r9--------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

[ 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/--|

[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\--|

[ 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---|

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----|
   |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 |---------17--------------17------|
 |-15--------------15--------------|
 |-----14------14------14------14--|
 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|

|-----6-----------|-----5-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7b8-(hold)------|-8r7-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|

|------10---------|------8----------|-----6-----------|-----5-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9b11-(hold)-----|-11r9------------|-7b8-(hold)------|-8r7-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

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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