Across The Lines
Tracy Chapman
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Em D Am Across the lines, who would dareC to go ?Em D Under the bridge, over theAm tracks,C that separates whites from blacks.Em D Choose the sides, or run forG your life,Am C D tonight the riots begin.Em D On back streets of America,Am C G they kill the dream of America.Em Little black girl gets assaulted,D ain't no reason why,Am newspaper prints the story, andC racist tempers fly.Continues after the adEm D Next day it starts a riot, knives and guns are drawn,Am two black boys get killed, oneC white boy goes blind.Em D Am Across the lines, who would dareC to go ?Em D Under the bridge, over theAm tracks,C that separates whites from blacks.Em D Choose the sides, or run forG your life,Am C D tonight the riots begin.Em D On back streets of America,Am C G they kill the dream of America.Em Little black girl gets assaulted,D no one know her name,Am lots of people hurt and angry,C she's the one to blame.Em D Am Across the lines, who would dareC to go ?Em D Under the bridge, over theAm tracks,C that separates whites from blacks.Em D Choose the sides, or run forG your life,Am C D tonight the riots begin.Em D On back streets of America,Am C they kill the dream of America.G Dm G Dm G