Key: F# minor
Intro 1
Dm
C
Gm
Bb
Dm
C
Gm
Bb
Dm
Verse 1
C
Across the lines,
Gm
Bb
who would dare to go
Dm
C
Gm
Under the bridge, over the tracks,
Bb
it separates whites from blacks.
Dm
You choose sides,
C
F
run for your lives.
Gm
Bb
C
Tonight the riots begin.
Dm
C
An d backstreets of America,
Gm
Bb
F
they kill the dream of America.
Dm
Little black kids assaulted,
C
ain't no reason why.
Gm
Newspaper prints the story,
Bb
racist tempers fight.
Dm
Next day starts a riot,
C
knives and guns are drawn.
Gm
Two black boys get killed,
Bb
Dm
one white boy goes blind
C
Across the lines,
Gm
Bb
who would dare to go
Dm
Under the bridge,
C
Gm
over the tracks
Bb
Separates whites from blacks
Dm
But you decide,
C
F
run for your lives,
Gm
Bb
tonight the riots begin.
C
Dm
C
Black streets of America,
Gm
Bb
F
they kill the dream of America.
Dm
Little Black gets assaulted,
C
no one know her name
Gm
Lots of people hurt and angry,
Bb
Dm
she's the one to blame
C
Across the lines,
Gm
Bb
Dm
who would dare to go
Under the bridge,
C
Gm
over the tracks
Bb
Separates whites from blacks
Dm
C
F
Two sides running for your lives,
Gm
Bb
C
the night the riots began.
Dm
C
The back streets of America,
Gm
Bb
F
they killed the dream of America.
Mm -hmm, mm -hmm, mm -hmm
Outro 1
Mm -hmm, mm mm -hmm
F
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