Across The Lines(Chords)

	        Introdução: F#m    E    Bm    D 

 
F#m                   E 
        Across the lines  
Bm                        D 
         Who would dare to go 
F#m                     E                      Bm 
         Under the bridge, over the tracks  
                           D 
Who seperates whites from blacks?  


F#m                              E                A 
        Choose sides or run for your life 
Bm                       D          E      E4/7       E7 
        Tonight the riots begin  
F#m                                          E 
        On the back streets of America 
Bm                                           C            A   ( A6  A5  A9  A3 ) 
        They kill the dream of America                
 


         F#m 
Little black girl gets assaulted 
E 
Ain't no reason why  
Bm 
Newspaper prints the story 
        D 
And racist tempers fly 
        F#m 
Next day it starts a riot  
E 
Knives and guns are drawn 
Bm  
Two black boys get killed 
         D 
One white boy goes blind  

- Refrão - 

        F#m 
Little black girl gets assaulted 
E 
Don't no one know her name 
Bm 
Lots of people hurt and angry 
D 
She's the one to blame
	        

Written by Tracy Chapman