Linkin Park - Across The Line: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Across The Line" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Across The Line Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Linkin Park

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Across The Line" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

         C#m        G#m
In this desert, in darkness,
 C#m                 G#m
lying with the gun across his chest,
   C#m           G#m
pretending he's heartless
        C#
as the fire flashes in the sky
        F#m
He was fragile and frozen
          C#m
when the bullet took away his friend
              F#m
and now he's somehow more broken

Chorus:
      A           B
He's pulling his weapon to his side
 C#m        E
Loading it full of his goodbyes
 A         B                 C#m  E
Holding an enemy across the line
      A           B
He's pulling his weapon to his side
 C#m        E
Loading it full of his goodbyes
 A         B                 C#m E
Holding an enemy across the line

Sweating and shaking
Lying with her hands across her chest
She wakes with her cravings
As the fire flashes in her eye

She was fragile and frozen
When the needle took away her friend
But now she's somehow more broken

Chorus

A           B
With every battle he's chosing
C#m         E
With every fight he's losing
A       B              C#m  E
His enemy's not far behind

A            B
With every promise she's broken
C#m         E
With every lie she's spoken
A       B             C#m
Her enemy's not far behind

C#m
It's your time...
It's your time...
It's your time...
It's your time!

Chorus

With every battle he's chosing
With every fight he's losing
His enemy's not far behind

With every promise she's broken
With every lie she's spoken
Her enemy's not far behind


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#

Guitar chord C#

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Across The Line" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Across The Line" by Linkin Park.