Across The Lines

Em D  Am  C  (2x)


[CHORUS]
Em         D      Am        C
Across the lines, who would dare to 
go
Em        D                Am
Under the bridge, over the tracks
               C
That separates whites from blacks
Em               D            G
Choose sides, or run for your life
Am          C       D
Tonight the riots began
Em                  D
On back streets of America,
Am                        C        G
They killed the dream of America


Em                                
Little black girl gets assaulted, 
D
ain't no reason why
    Am                        
Newspaper prints the story and 
 C
racist tempers fly
Continues after the ad
     Em                      D
Next day it starts the riot, knives 
and guns are drawn
    Am                         C
Two black boys get killed, one white
 boy goes blind


[CHORUS]
Em         D      Am        C
Across the lines, who would dare to 
go
Em        D                Am
Under the bridge, over the tracks
               C
That separates whites from blacks
Em               D            G
Choose sides, or run for your life
Am          C       D
Tonight the riots began
Em                  D
On back streets of America,
Am                        C        G
They killed the dream of America


       Em                        
Little black girl gets assaulted, 
       D
don't no-one know her name
Am                             C
Lots of people hurt 'n angry, she's 
the one to blame


[CHORUS]
Em         D      Am        C
Across the lines, who would dare to 
go
Em        D                Am
Under the bridge, over the tracks
               C
That separates whites from blacks
Em               D            G
Choose sides, or run for your life
Am          C       D
Tonight the riots began
Em                  D
On back streets of America,
Am                        C        G
They killed the dream of America