Chords for On The Edge

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On The Edge chords
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Some [Db] people spend their days crammed inside, shoulder to shoulder with nothing [D] to do but watch the news and wait for something to happen.
[E] Hurry up!
We got the TVs going 24-7 in the cafeteria and the more they watch, the more scared [D] and angry they get.
Hurry up!
Some of the [Db] plain people haven't slept in three days.
None of us have either.
And we're [D] jumping in our own shadows.
Hurry up!
[E] Around supper time on Thursday, [G] people are waiting to use the phones and there's a fight in the hallway.
[C] [Em] What the hell are you saying?
I beg your pardon.
You [D] celebrating this, you praying for your [E] friends?
Why [G] don't they speak English?
Excuse [C] me.
Are you telling [E] your Muslim friends what about them next?
This was not [D] all Muslim.
Go back to [E] where you came from.
I'm Muslim and I was [G] born in Connecticut.
[C] I'm an American [B] citizen.
You don't look [Em] American.
What does that even mean?
You don't play me, sir.
[E] On the edge of the world or wherever [D] we are, we are, we are, we [E] are on the edge!
Is there [B] something I need to do, [E] something to keep me from thinking of all of those scenes on the tube?
I need something to do, cause I can't [Em] watch the news, no I can't watch the news [A] anymore [E] on the edge!
The [C] FAA keeps delaying opening the airspace.
And here on [D] the ground, we're dealing with a whole mess on the ground.
On the edge of the
Some of the [C] planes are parked on a runway where the surface is all torn up.
That debris gets into an engine and they'll never leave.
On the [E] edge of the world
One of [D] the big planes, the 777, is sinking into the asphalt.
If we don't do something, she'll be stuck here forever.
On the edge of the world or [E] wherever we are, we are, we are, we [Em] are on the edge!
[B] I interview a woman from Queens, a mother.
[C] Her son's a firefighter and they still can't account for him.
[F] She starts crying, and I start crying too, and I can't stop shaking.
[G] I don't want to do this [A] anymore.
I check in with air traffic [F] control again and it's more bad news.
[G] Not only is the airspace still [F] closed, but there's a [G] storm headed for [A] Newfoundland.
Hurricane Aaron [F] is making landfall tomorrow or the day [G] after.
If we don't get these planes in the air [F] soon, no one's [G] going anywhere.
[A] God, people are starting to [Bb] crack.
Let's get everyone down [A] to the Legion.
Everyone's going down to [G] the Legion [Gm] for a drink.
[Am] Hi, have you [F] seen my boyfriend?
His name is Kevin.
[Bb] He's about this tall and he's lost [Dm] his mind.
I just want to go out.
Well, I [G] don't.
Well, I'm not going [Bb] without you.
Well, I'm not staying for a [C] long time.
One drink.
One [Dm] drink.
Hannah, everyone's going [C] out tonight?
You go on without me, Bula.
I need to wait by the phone.
[Bb] I'll wait with you.
I keep waiting to [C] hear from the airline, so I'll just be here by the phone, Tom, if the kids want to speak with me.
[Em] Bonnie, I know you're [G] not leaving the animal, so I brought you some chili,
[Am] but I really think that tonight you should come [E] home and get some sleep.
Doug!
Oh my, get in here.
We are about to have the first rare bonobo chimpanzee born in [A] Newfoundland.
Bula, they need some food down at the Legion, if you can spare any.
Miss Bula, please let me help with the food.
No, my love, you're a guest.
[A] Please.
I am a master chef for an international hotel chain.
I [D] oversee restaurants around the world.
I [E] would like to help with the food.
[F] Get in there.
Everyone's going out to the bar, and Nick [Gm] is going.
I'm going if Diane is going.
And I think, nobody here knows me.
I can [F] be whoever I want to be.
[Bb] I'm not worried about my wallet.
I'm not worried [C] about getting shot.
I am a little worried about how much Irish
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_ Some [Db] people spend their days crammed inside, shoulder to shoulder with nothing [D] to do but watch the news and wait for something to happen.
[E] Hurry up!
We got the TVs going 24-7 in the cafeteria and the more they watch, the more scared [D] and angry they get.
Hurry up!
Some of the [Db] plain people haven't slept in three days.
None of us have either.
And we're [D] jumping in our own shadows.
Hurry up!
[E] Around supper time on Thursday, [G] people are waiting to use the phones and there's a fight in the hallway. _ _
_ [C] [Em] What the hell are you saying?
I beg your pardon.
You [D] celebrating this, you praying for your [E] friends?
Why [G] don't they speak English?
Excuse [C] me.
Are you telling [E] your Muslim friends what about them next?
This was not [D] all Muslim.
Go back to [E] where you came from.
I'm Muslim and I was [G] born in Connecticut.
[C] _ I'm an American [B] citizen.
You don't look [Em] American.
What does that even mean?
You don't play me, sir.
_ [E] On the edge of the world or wherever [D] we are, we are, we are, we [E] are on the edge!
Is there [B] something I need to do, [E] something to keep me from thinking of all of those scenes on the tube?
I need something to do, cause I can't [Em] watch the news, no I can't watch the news [A] anymore [E] on the edge!
The [C] FAA keeps delaying opening the airspace.
And here on [D] the ground, we're dealing with a whole mess on the ground.
On the edge of the_
Some of the [C] planes are parked on a runway where the surface is all torn up.
That debris gets into an engine and they'll never leave.
On the [E] edge of the world_
One of [D] the big planes, the 777, is sinking into the asphalt.
If we don't do something, she'll be stuck here forever.
On the edge of the world or [E] wherever we are, we are, we are, we [Em] are on the edge! _
_ [B] _ _ I interview a woman from Queens, a mother.
[C] Her son's a firefighter and they still can't account for him.
[F] She starts crying, and I start crying too, and I can't stop shaking.
[G] I don't want to do this [A] anymore.
I check in with air traffic [F] control again and it's more bad news.
[G] Not only is the airspace still [F] closed, but there's a [G] storm headed for [A] Newfoundland.
Hurricane Aaron [F] is making landfall tomorrow or the day [G] after.
If we don't get these planes in the air [F] soon, no one's [G] going anywhere.
_ [A] God, people are starting to [Bb] crack.
Let's get everyone down [A] to the Legion.
Everyone's going down to [G] the Legion [Gm] for a drink.
[Am] Hi, have you [F] seen my boyfriend?
His name is Kevin.
[Bb] He's about this tall and he's lost [Dm] his mind.
I just want to go out.
Well, I [G] don't.
Well, I'm not going [Bb] without you.
Well, I'm not staying for a [C] long time.
One drink.
One [Dm] drink.
Hannah, everyone's going [C] out tonight?
You go on without me, Bula.
I need to wait by the phone.
[Bb] I'll wait with you.
I keep waiting to [C] hear from the airline, so I'll just be here by the phone, Tom, if the kids want to speak with me.
[Em] Bonnie, I know you're [G] not leaving the animal, so I brought you some chili,
[Am] but I really think that tonight you should come [E] home and get some sleep.
Doug!
Oh my, get in here.
We are about to have the first rare bonobo chimpanzee born in [A] Newfoundland.
Bula, they need some food down at the Legion, if you can spare any.
Miss Bula, please let me help with the food.
No, my love, you're a guest.
[A] Please.
I am a master chef for an international hotel chain.
I [D] oversee restaurants around the world.
I [E] would like to help with the food.
[F] Get in there.
Everyone's going out to the bar, and Nick [Gm] is going.
I'm going if Diane is going.
And I think, nobody here knows me.
I can [F] be whoever I want to be.
[Bb] I'm not worried about my wallet.
I'm not worried [C] about getting shot.
I am a little worried about how much Irish