Livin On The Edge Guitar Tab

Livin' On The Edge [Single] Tabs:

Livin' On The Edge »

A E R O S M I T H
"Livin' on the Edge"
from _Get a Grip_
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-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
_______________________________________________________________________________
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---------|

Source: http://www.guitarmasta.net/a/aerosmith/344924.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Jesse Wanna Be	#1 by Jesse ritchie at Sep 27, 2007 at 3:38 PM EST
	its about a stereotypical society. kinda about how every1 beleives their better then everyo1 else in a certain way. great song, way overlooked. 1

No Picture slapslappopslap Badass	#2 by slapslappopslap at Sep 28, 2007 at 5:41 AM EST
	I think this is a protest against the shit that's happening to the world. It's like he's saying, "Hey, this is F***ed up man! Change it!" Very good, and very overlooked.

No Picture tyler Wanna Be	#3 by tyler hill at Sep 29, 2007 at 5:35 PM EST
	I think it is about how cruel the world can get

No Picture Stuart Average	#4 by Stuart Barker at Sep 29, 2007 at 8:47 PM EST
	i know priceless vid lol and Steven with his face on a chickens ass hehe great vid great song one of their best

No Picture claireus Wanna Be	#5 by claireus s at Oct 1, 2007 at 3:08 AM EST
	i love this song i pretty muck think its how the worlds getting really bad and maybe by living on the edge is that people do really crazy things.

No Picture tommy Average	#6 by tommy greenham at Oct 1, 2007 at 5:19 AM EST
	This song seems to be forgotten about over the years. Not one of their best songs, but I suppose it still deserves honor. Well I guess it's about how crazy the world is but we still keep going about doing our usual.

No Picture Prince Alex Lead Player	#7 by Prince Alex at Oct 1, 2007 at 10:20 PM EST
	I think it is about how bad the world is but maybe also a reflection on the things he did when he was on his drug addiction and the things he saw others and himself doing for drugs

No Picture COBHC Average	#8 by COBHC at Oct 2, 2007 at 2:02 PM EST
	The video makes me laugh...when Joe Perry just calmly steps out of the way of an oncoming train

No Picture Thomas Average	#9 by Thomas Reuter at Oct 2, 2007 at 11:43 PM EST
	"If you can judge a wise man By the color of his skin Then mister, you're a better man than I" is a direct quote from "You're a Better Man Than I" by the Yardbirds. Both are good songs.

No Picture CoRey Rhythm Player	#10 by CoRey TayLor at Oct 4, 2007 at 9:16 AM EST
	i think this song is one of Aerosmith's greatest songs... not only is the music very good, but the lyrics apply to so many different things... i belive that this song is VERY overlooked, and like i said above ^^^, one of Aerosmith's best...

No Picture KISS is the gre Average	#11 by KISS is the greatest at Oct 4, 2007 at 10:08 PM EST
	This is an awesome song!! I LOVE it! I think it's about how bad this world has gotten, 'We're seeing things in a different way, God knows it aint his.' With racism and all this other stuff in this world, it's gotten so ugly with racism among much more.

No Picture Jase Wanna Be	#12 by Jase Dunn at Oct 5, 2007 at 4:40 AM EST
	I agree, this song is probly about how bad the world has become. But, maybe "God knows it aint his" is just pushing at people who are prejudice against religion (there's a name for them but I can't remember it now). "If you can judge a wise man By the color of his skin " is obviously poking at racists. "You can't help yourself from falling" might be refering to how prejudism and racism and sexism and all that is there, and how most people ARE prejudice and stuff, so it's not hard to become it yourself. I'm in love with this song, one of my favorite Aerosmith songs. :D