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Living On The Edge

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Intro and verses: x4
There's something wrong with the world today
I don't know what it is
Something's wrong with our eyes
We're seeing things in a different way
And God knows it ain't His
It sure ain't no surprise    ya!
We're livin' on the edge
We're livin' on the edge
We're livin' on the edge
We're livin' on the edge
There's somethin' wrong with the world today
The light bulb'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 that I
We're living on the edge
(you can't help yourself from falling)
Living on the edge  (you can't help yourself at all)
Living on the edge
(you can't stop yourself from falling)
Living on the edge
Tell me what you think about your situation
Complication  aggravation  is getting to you
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 again
Solo:
Tell me what you think about your situation
Complication  aggravation  is getting to you
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 would rather be a hanging on
We're living on the edge
(you can't help yourself from falling)
Living on the edge  (you can't help yourself at all)
living on the edge
(you can't stop yourself from falling)
We're Living on the edge
Living On the edge      living on the edge
Living On the edge
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Bridge:
We're living on the edge
(you can't help yourself from falling)
Living on the edge  (you can't help yourself at all)
living on the edge
(you can't stop yourself from falling)
We're living on the edge
Living on the edge (you can't help yourself)
(You can't help yourself)
Living on the edge (you can't help yourself at all)
Living on the edge (you can't help yourself)
(You can't help yourself)
Living on the edge (you can't help yourself)
(You can't help yourself)
Living on the edge
(you can't help yourself from falling)
Living On the Edge
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Ending:

The story behind the song

Aerosmith, often called "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band," is known for their blues-based hard rock sound. While the source material doesn't detail the specific meaning of "Living On The Edge," the title itself suggests a narrative of risk, urgency, and perhaps the thrill or peril of pushing boundaries. This song, released around 1993, likely carries the raw energy and distinctive style that has inspired many rock artists. Playing it can feel like stepping into a moment of high stakes and intense emotion.

AI-written from these sources:Aerosmith — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Living On The Edge

by Aerosmith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Intro and verses: x4

There's something wrong with the world today

I don't know what it is

Something's wrong with our eyes

We're seeing things in a different way

And God knows it ain't His

It sure ain't no surprise ya!

We're livin' on the edge

There's somethin' wrong with the world today

The light bulb'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 that I

We're living on the edge

(you can't help yourself from falling)

Living on the edge (you can't help yourself at all)

Living on the edge

(you can't stop yourself from falling)

Living on the edge

Tell me what you think about your situation

Complication aggravation is getting to you

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 again

Solo:

Tell me what you think about your situation

Complication aggravation is getting to you

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 would rather be a hanging on

We're living on the edge

(you can't help yourself from falling)

Living on the edge (you can't help yourself at all)

living on the edge

(you can't stop yourself from falling)

We're Living on the edge

Living On the edge living on the edge

Living On the edge

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Bridge:

We're living on the edge

(you can't help yourself from falling)

Living on the edge (you can't help yourself at all)

living on the edge

(you can't stop yourself from falling)

We're living on the edge

Living on the edge (you can't help yourself)

(You can't help yourself)

Living on the edge (you can't help yourself at all)

Living on the edge (you can't help yourself)

(You can't help yourself)

Living on the edge (you can't help yourself)

(You can't help yourself)

Living on the edge

(you can't help yourself from falling)

Living On the Edge

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Ending:

About Living On The Edge Chords by Aerosmith

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