Across the Lines — Tracy Chapman
Chords and lyrics for Across the Lines by Tracy Chapman (key of F#m).
Intro
[F#m] [E] [Bm] [D]
Verse 1
[F#m]Across the lines____, [E]who would dare___ [Bm]to go___
[D]
[F#m]under the bridge___, [E]over the tracks__ [Bm]that separates whites__
[D]from blacks__.
[F#m]Choose________ [F#m]sides______,
[E]or run for your [A]life____.
[Bm]Tonight the [D]riots____ [E]began_______.
[F#m]On back streets [E]of America__ [Bm]they kill the dream [D]of America__.
Verse 2
[A]Little [F#m]black girl gets assaulted, [E]ain't no reason why. [Bm]Newspaper prints the
[D]story and racist tempers fly. [F#m]Next
[F#m]day it starts the riot, [E]knives and guns are drawn. [Bm]Two black boys get
[D]killed, one white boy goes blind.
Chorus
[F#m]Across the lines____, [E]who would dare___ [Bm]to go___
[D]
[F#m]under the bridge___, [E]over the tracks__ [Bm]that separates whites__
[D]from blacks__.
[F#m]Choose________ [F#m]sides______,
[E]or run for your [A]life____.
[Bm]Tonight the [D]riots began_______.
[F#m]On back streets [E]of America__ [Bm]they kill the dream [D]of America__.
Verse 3
[A]Little [F#m]black girl gets assaulted, [E]don't no one know her name. [Bm]Lots of
[D]people hurt and angry, she's the one to blame.
Chorus
[F#m]Across the lines____, [E]who would dare___ [Bm]to go___
[D]
[F#m]under the bridge___, [E]over the tracks__ [Bm]that separates whites__
[D]from blacks__.
[F#m]Choose________ [F#m]sides______,
[E]or run for your [A]life____.
[Bm]Tonight the [D]riots____ [E]began_______.
[F#m]On back streets [E]of America__ [Bm]they kill the dream [D]of America__.
Outro
[F#m] [E] [Bm] [D]