Tracy Chapman - Across the Lines: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Across the Lines" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Chorus: F#m E Bm D Across the lines, who would dare to go F#m E Bm Under the bridge, over the tracks D That separates whites from blacks F#m E A Choose sides, or run for your life Bm D E Tonight the riots began F#m E On back streets of America, Bm D A They killed the dream of America F#m E Little black girl gets assaulted, ain't no reason why Bm D Newspaper prints the story and racist tempers fly F#m E Next day it starts the riot, knives and guns are drawn Bm D Two black boys get killed, one white boy goes blind Chorus Little black girl gets assaulted Don't no one know her name Lots of people hurt and angry She's the one to blame Chorus: Across the lines Who would dare to go Under the bridge Over the tracks That separates whites from blacks Choose sides Run for your lives Tonight the riots begin On the back streets of America They kill the dream of America You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  D  E  F#m  Bm  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 Lines" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Across the Lines" by Tracy Chapman.