Guitar tabs
{title: Across The Lines}
{st: Tracy Chapman}
[
F# minorF#m]Across the [
E MajorE]lines
[
B minorBm]Who could d[
D MajorD]are to go
[F# minorF#m]Under the br[E MajorE]idge
Over the tra[B minorBm]cks
That separates whi[D MajorD]tes from blacks
[
A augmentedA]Choose sides
Or [A(add9)]run for your[A augmentedA]life
[B minorBm]Tonight the [D MajorD]riots be[E MajorE]gin
[F# minorF#m]On back streets of [E MajorE]America
[B minorBm]They kill the dream of [D MajorD]America
G+G A augmentedA
Little [F# minorF#m]black girl gets assaulted
[E MajorE]Ain't no reason why
[B minorBm]Newspaper prints the story
And[D MajorD] racist tempers fly
Next [F# minorF#m]day it start a riot
[E MajorE]Knives and guns are drawn
Two[B minorBm] black boys get killed
One [D MajorD]white boy goes blind [hold]
[F# minorF#m]Across the [E MajorE]lines
[B minorBm]Who could d[D MajorD]are to go
[F# minorF#m]Under the br[E MajorE]idge
Over the tra[B minorBm]cks
That separates whi[D MajorD]tes from blacks
[A augmentedA]Choose sides
Or [A(add9)]run for your[A augmentedA]life
[B minorBm]Tonight the [D MajorD]riots be[E MajorE]gin
[F# minorF#m]On back streets of [E MajorE]America
[B minorBm]They kill the dream of [D MajorD]America
G+G A augmentedA
Little[F# minorF#m] black girl gets assaulted
Don't [E MajorE]no one know her name
[B minorBm]Lots of people hurt and angry
[D MajorD]She's the one to blame [hold]
[F# minorF#m]Across the [E MajorE]lines
[B minorBm]Who could d[D MajorD]are to go
[F# minorF#m]Under the br[E MajorE]idge
Over the tra[B minorBm]cks
That separates whi[D MajorD]tes from blacks
[A augmentedA]Choose sides
Or [A(add9)]run for your[A augmentedA]life
[B minorBm]Tonight the [D MajorD]riots be[E MajorE]gin
[F# minorF#m]On back streets of [E MajorE]America
[B minorBm]They kill the dream of [D MajorD]America
G+G A augmentedA
G+G A augmentedA
G+G A augmentedA
Other versions of Across The Lines
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Across the lines by Tracy Chapman
| Version | Type |
|---|---|
| Across the lines | Chords |
