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Livin On The Edge tab - aerosmith

Date: Sat, 12 Jun 93 17:02:48 CDT
From: phlegm@cs1.bradley.edu (Kevin Bourrillion)
Message-Id: <9306122202.AA24963@cs1.bradley.edu>
To: jamesb@animal-farm.nevada.edu
Subject: Aerosmith/LivinOnTheEdge.tab



                              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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"Livin' on the Edge" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. The song was written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Mark Hudson. It was released in 1993 as the second single from the band's commercially successful album Get a Grip. The single reached #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, where it remained for nine weeks, making it Aerosmith's most successful single on that chart. The song is one of Aerosmith's most successful attempts at tackling social issues. It reflects on the sorry state of the world ("There's something wrong with the world today"), religion ("We're seeing things in a different way and God knows it ain't his"), racism ("If you can judge a wise man by the color of his skin), among other things. However, the lyrics in the song also suggest that the world is still worth living in ("We could tell 'em no, or we could let it go, but I would rather be a-hangin' on"). The lyrics also contain a reference to the Yardbirds song, "Mister You're a Better Man Than I". According to the band's autobiography Walk This Way, the song was inspired by the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. The song was written by Mark Hudson, who notes that he wrote the song while strumming a guitar and thinking about what John Lennon might have said about the social issues of the day, if he were alive.

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