A E R O S M I T H
"Livin' on the Edge"
from _Get a Grip_
Dropped-D tuning
[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| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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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:
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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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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