Aerosmith - Livin' On The Edge: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Livin' On The Edge" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Livin' On The Edge Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Aerosmith

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Livin' On The Edge" smoothly on your guitar.

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D
There's something wrong with the world today,
I don't know what it is
Bm                             A
Something's wrong with our eyes
       D
We're seeing things in a different way,
and God knows it ain't His
    Bm
It sure ain't no surprise

Chorus:
                    D
We're livin' on the edge
Livin' on the edge
              A#  G
Livin' on the edge
              D
Livin' on the edge

There's something wrong with the world today
The light bulb's getting dim
There's meltdown in the sky (ahh)
If you can judge a wise man
By the color of his skin
Then mister, you're a better man than I

Chorus:
We're livin' on the edge
(You can't help yourself from falling)
(Everybody, everybody)
Livin' on the edge
(You can't help yourself at all)
(Everybody, everybody)
Livin' on the edge
(You can't stop yourself from falling)
(Everybody, everybody)
Livin' on the edge
(Everybody, everybody)

F#
Tell me what you think about your situation
Complication, aggravation
     B
It's getting to you
     F#
If Chicken Little tells you that the sky is fallin
Even if it wasn't would you still come crawling
 G                     A
Back again. I bet you would, my friend
 A#                                       D
Again and again and again and again and again

Tell me what you think about your situation
Complication, aggravation is getting to you, yeah
If Chicken Little tells you that the sky is falling
Even if it wasn't, would you still come crawling
Back again?
I bet you would, my friend
Again and again and again and again and

There's something right with the world today
And everybody knows it's wrong
But we can tell 'em no or we could let it go
But I'd would rather be a hangin' on

Chorus:
              D
Livin' on the edge
(you can't help yourself from falling)
Livin' on the edge
(you can't help yourself at all)
              A#
Livin' on the edge
                               G
(you can't stop yourself from falling)
              D
Livin' on the edge

              A#   A
Livin' on the edge
              G    F
Livin' on the edge
              E    D#
Livin' on the edge
D
yeah, yeah, yeah...

              A#
Livin' on the edge
                               G
(you can't help yourself from falling)
F             D
Livin' on the edge
(you can't help yourself at all)
              A#
Livin' on the edge
                               G
(you can't help yourself from falling)

Livin' on the edge
(You can't help yourself, you can't help yourself)
Livin' on the edge
(You can't help yourself at all)
Livin' on the edge
(You can't help yourself, you can't help yourself)
Livin' on the edge
(You can't help yourself, you can't help yourself)
Livin' on the edge (
You can't help yourself from falling)
Livin' on the edge
Yeah, yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Livin' On The Edge" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Livin' On The Edge" by Aerosmith.

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