Livin On The Edge - Aerosmith
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Drop D (D A D G B E)
[Intro]

D5
E|e+-----------0h2p0-------0---------|-----------0h2p0-------0---------|
B|+-----3-----------3-------3-----3-|-----3-----------3-------3-----3-|
G|+---------------------------0h2---|---------------------------0h2---|
D|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):
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------7--7--7--7--9b11r9b10r9-7-|-------7--7--7--7--9b11r9--------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
(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]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------2---------|-----------------------2---------|
A|-4---4-------4---2-3-4-0-----4-2-|-4---4-------4---2-3-4-0-----4/--|
D|-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)
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------7---------|-----------------------7---------|
D|-----------------------7---------|-----------------------7---------|
A|-9---9-------9---7-8-9-------9-7-|-9---9-------9---7-8-9-------9\--|
D|-9---9-------9---7-8-9-------9-7-|-9---9-------9---7-8-9-------9\--|
it's getting to you


[F#5]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------2---------|-----------------------2---------|
A|-4---4-------4---2-3-4-0-----4-2-|-4---4-------4---2-3-4-0-----4---|
D|-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:
E| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |---------------------------------|-----9b10r9---7-9b10r9----7-9-7\-|
G| |-----------------7b9-----7-------|---7-9b11r9---7-9b11r9----7-9-7\-|
D| |---------------------------------|-9-------------------------------|
A| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


FILL 2:
E| |---------------------------------|------------------------------7\-|
B| |---------------------------------|-----9-9-9b10r9b10r9b10r9-----7\-|
G| |-----------------7b9-----7-------|---7-9-9-9b11r9b11r9b11r9-7------|
D| |---------------------------------|-9--------------------------9----|
A| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


_______________________________________________________________________________

[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:

E| |---------17--------------17------|
B| |-15--------------15--------------|
G| |-----14------14------14------14--|
D| |---------------------------------|
A| |---------------------------------|
D| |---------------------------------|

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...


E|-----6-----------|-----5-----------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7b8-(hold)------|-8r7-------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|


E|------10---------|------8----------|-----6-----------|-----5-----------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-9b11-(hold)-----|-11r9------------|-7b8-(hold)------|-8r7-------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


_______________________________________________________________________________


D5 Bm A5 A# G5 F5 E5 D#5 G/B
E| |---------2------------------------------------------------3--|
B| |--3------3-------------3-----(8)----(6)----(5)----(4)-----3--|
G| |--2------4------2------3-----(7)----(5)----(4)----(3)-----0--|
D| |--0------4------2------3------5------3------2------1------0--|
A| |--0------2------0------1------5------3------2------1------2--|
D| |------------------------------5------3------2------1---------|



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h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
b = bend note
r = release bend

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There's somethin' wrong with the world today
I don't know what it is
Something's wrong with our eyes

We're seein' things in a different way
And God knows it ain't his
It shore ain't no surprise

Livin' on the edge
Livin' on the edge
Livin' on the edge
Livin' on the edge

There's somethin' wrong with the world today
The light bulb'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:]
Livin' on the edge
You can't help yourself from fallin'
Livin' on the edge
You can't help yourself at all
Livin' on the edge
You can't stop yourself from fallin'
Livin' on the edge

Tell me what you think about your sit-u-a-tion
Complication - aggravation
Is getting to you

If chicken little tells you that the sky is fallin'
Even if it wasn't would you still come crawlin'
Back again
I bet you would my friend
Again & again & again & again & again

Tell me what you think about your sit-u-a-tion
Complication - aggravation
Is getting to you

If chicken little tells you that the sky is fallin'
Even if it was would you still come crawlin'
Back again
I bet you would my friend
Again & again & again & again

Something right with the world today
And everybody knows it's wrong
But we can tell 'em no or we could let it go
But I'd would rather be a hanging on
[Chorus]

Livin' on the edge
Livin' on the edge
Livin' on the edge
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Chorus]

Livin' on the edge
You can't help yourself
You can't help yourself
Livin' on the edge
You can't help yourself at all
Livin' on the edge
You can't help yourself
You can't help yourself
Livin' on the edge
You can't help yourself
You can't help yourself
Livin' on the edge
You can't help yourself from fallin'
Song info
Livin On The Edge
Aerosmith
2001
  • Rock
  • Acoustic
  • Hard Rock
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