Aerosmith - Livin On The Edge

INTRO

D5
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):
E|---------------------------|--------------------|
B|---------------------------|--------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--9b11r9b10r9-7-|-7--7--7--7--9b11r9-|
D|---------------------------|--------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------|
(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/--|
E|-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--|
E|-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---|
E|-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|-----------|--------------------------------|
E|-----------|--------------------------------|

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

[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|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

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#
Livin` On The Edge (you can`t help yourself)
G/B F5
(you can`t help yourself)
D5
Livin` On The Edge (you can`t help yourself at all)
A#
Livin` On The Edge (you can`t help yourself)
A5
(you can`t help yourself)
G5
Livin` On The Edge (you can`t help yourself)
F5
(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|------------|-------|
E|------------|-------|

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

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
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--|
E|------------------------------5------3------2------1---------|