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                                A E R O S M I T H
  
                               "Livin' on the Edge"
                                from _Get a Grip_
  
                         Transcribed by Kevin Bourrillion
  			    phlegm@cs1.bradley.edu
  
  
  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+---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  
  [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---------|
  
  
  Questions, comments, and corrections welcome (as always)!
  
  --
  Kevin Bourrillion               Bradley University               IITYWYGMTB
  phlegm@cs1.bradley.edu              Geisert 804              (309) 677-1193

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