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Across The Lines by Tracy Chapman
Across The Lines
Pretty much just four chords, F#m (244222), E (022100), Bm (x244322),
and D (xx0232). If I recall correctly there's a break that goes between an A
and A(add9) (x02420) and back to A, but am not sure. Also not sure, but in the
outro I think she's playing G and A.
Across the lines
Who would dare to go
Under the bridge
Over the tracks
That separates whites from blacks
Choose sides
run for your lifes
Tonight the riots begin
On the back streets of america
They kill the dream of america
Little black girl gets assaulted
Ain't no reason why
Newspaper prints the story
And racist tempers fly
Next day it starts a riot
Knives and guns are drawn
Two black boys get killed
One white boy goes blind
Across the lines
Who would dare to go
Under the bridge
Over the tracks
That separates whites from blacks
Choose sides
run for your lifes
Tonight the riots begin
On the back streets of america
They kill the dream of america
Little black girl gets assaulted
Don't no one know her name
Lots of people hurt and angry
She's the one to blame
Across the lines
Who would dare to go
Under the bridge
Over the tracks
That separates whites from blacks
Choose sides
run for your lifes
Tonight the riots begin
On the back streets of america
They kill the dream of america
Italian
Attraverso le linee
Chi avrebbe il coraggio di andare
Sotto il ponte
Oltre le tracce
Che separano i bianchi dai neri
Scegliere con chi stare
O correre per la tua vita
Stasera iniziano i disordini
Per le strade di nuovo d'America
Uccidono il sogno d'America
Una piccola ragazza nera viene aggredita
Non è alcun motivo per cui
Giornale stampato della storia
E tempra razzista volare
Il giorno dopo inizia una rivolta
Coltelli e pistole sono tratte
Due ragazzi neri vengono uccisi
Un ragazzo bianco diventa cieco
Una piccola ragazza nera viene aggredita
Non nessuno conosce il suo nome
Un sacco di gente ferita e arrabbiata
Lei è l'unico colpevole
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version 2
CAPO: 2nd Fret
INTRO: Em D Am C (2x)
CHORUS:
Em D Am C
Across the lines, who would dare to go
Em D Am
Under the bridge, over the tracks
C
That separates whites from blacks
Em D G
Choose sides, or run for your life
Am C D
Tonight the riots began
Em D
On back streets of America,
Am C G
They killed the dream of America
Em D
Little black girl gets assaulted, ain't no reason why
Am C
Newspaper prints the story and racist tempers fly
Em D
Next day it starts the riot, knives and guns are drawn
Am C
Two black boys get killed, one white boy goes blind
CHORUS:
Em D Am C
Across the lines, who would dare to go
Em D Am
Under the bridge, over the tracks
C
That separates whites from blacks
Em D G
Choose sides, or run for your life
Am C D
Tonight the riots began
Em D
On back streets of America,
Am C G
They killed the dream of America
Em D
Little black girl gets assaulted, don't no-one know her name
Am C
Lots of people hurt 'n angry, she's the one to blame
CHORUS:
Em D Am C
Across the lines, who would dare to go
Em D Am
Under the bridge, over the tracks
C
That separates whites from blacks
Em D G
Choose sides, or run for your life
Am C D
Tonight the riots began
Em D
On back streets of America,
Am C G
They killed the dream of America
OUTRO: F/G G
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version 3
Tempo: 114
h = hammer on d = down strook (Light) u = up strook (Light) 2/4 = up slide
p = pull off D = Down strook (Heavy) U = Up strook (Heavy) 4\2 = down slide
$ = dim (block)
Main chords:
e F c# -9-|---|---| e||---|---|---| e||---|-*-|---|---| e||---|-*-|---|
B R G# -9-|-*-|---| B||---|---|---| B||---|-*-|-*-|---| B||---|---|-*-|
F#m G E E -9-|---|-*-| E G||-*-|---|---| Bm G||---|-*-|---|-*-| D G||---|-*-|---|
D T B -9-|---|-*-| D||---|-*-|---| D||---|-*-|---|-*-| D||---|---|---|
A F# -9-|---|---| A||---|-*-|---| A||---|-*-|---|---| A||---|---|---|
E 9 C# -9-|---|---| E||---|---|---| E||---|-*-|---|---| E||---|---|---|
e||---|---|---| e||---|---|---|---|
B||---|-*-|---| B||---|---|---|---|
A G||---|-*-|---| A9 G||---|---|---|-*-|
D||---|-*-|---| D||---|-*-|---|---|
A||---|---|---| A||---|---|---|---|
E||---|---|---| E||---|---|---|---|
Voice:
| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
Acr t lines, who would dare to go-ooo.
e |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G |---------2-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------4-2-2-|-----------------|---------0-2---4-|---2---0---------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Intro:Played with 2 Acoustic Guitars (AG and RG)
Ch|| F#msus4 | Esus4 | Bm7sus2 | Dsus2 ||
|| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 ||
e ||---9---9---9---9-|---7---7---7---7-|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-||
B ||-----12------12--|-----10------10--|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---||
G ||-11------11------|-9-------9-------|-7-------7-------|-7-------7-------||
D ||:----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------:||2x
A ||-9---------------|-7---------------|-----------------|-5---------------||
E ||-----------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------||
Ch|| F#m | E | Bm | D ||
|| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 ||
D U D$ u d d D d U$ u d u D U D$ u d u D U D$ u d u
e ||-9---9-9---9-9-9-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-||
B ||-10--1010--101010|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-||
G ||-11--1111--111111|-1---1-1---1-1-1-|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-||
D ||:11--1111--111111|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|-0---0-0---0-0-0:||2x
A ||-9---9-9---9-9-9-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-----------------||
E ||-----------------|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-----------------||
Tempo: 114
Chorus: . |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |
Across the lines, |F#m |E |
who would dare to go. |Bm |D |
Under the bridge, over the tracks, |F#m |E |
that separates whites from blacks |Bm |D |
Choose sides, |F#m |F#m |
(Or) Run for your lifes. |E |A |
Tonight the riots begin. |Bm |D |
|E |E |
On the back streets of America, |F#m |E |
they kill the dream of America |Bm |D |
|A(add9) |A(add9) |
Vers 1: Little |A |A |
black girl gets assaulted, ain't no reason why. |F#m |E |
Newspaper prints the story and racist tempers fly. |Bm |D |
Next day it starts a riot,knives and guns are drawn|F#m |E |
Two black boys get killed, one white boy goes blind|Bm |D |
|D |
Chorus:
Across the lines, |F#m |E |
who would dare to go. |Bm |D |
Under the bridge, over the tracks, |F#m |E |
that separates whites from blacks |Bm |D |
Choose sides, |F#m |F#m |
(Or) Run for your lifes. |E |A |
Tonight the riots begin. |Bm |D |
|E |E |
On the back streets of America, |F#m |E |
they kill the dream of America |Bm |D |
|A(add9) |A(add9) |
Verse 2: Little |A |A |
black girl gets assaulted,don't no 1 know her name.|F#m |E |
Lots of people hurt and angry,she's the 1 to blame.|Bm |D |
|D |
Chorus:
Across the lines, |F#m |E |
who would dare to go. |Bm |D |
Under the bridge, over the tracks, |F#m |E |
that separates whites from blacks |Bm |D |
Choose sides, |F#m |F#m |
(Or) Run for your lifes. |E |A |
Tonight the riots begin. |Bm |D |
|E |E |
On the back streets of America, |F#m |E |
they kill the dream of America |Bm |D |
Hmm,Hmm, Hmm,Hmm, Hmm,Hmm |A(add9) |A(add9) |
|A |A |
Hmm,Hmm, Hmm,Hmm, Hmm,Hmm |A(add9) |A(add9) |
|A |A |
Hmm,Hmm, Hmm,Hmm, Hmm,Hmm |A(add9) |A(add9) |
Fade out... |A |A |
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version 4
:____: ... Repeat
/ Slide
for F#m play Am on 9th fret...
intro:
:F#m(9th) E Bm D/:
main part:
F#m(9th) E Bm D
Across the lines____, who would dare___ to go___
F#m(9th) E Bm
under the bridge___, over the tracks__ that separates whites__
D
from blacks__.
F#m(9th) F#m(9th)
Choose________ sides______,
E A
or run for your life_____.
Bm D E E
Tonight the riots_____ began_______.
F#m(9th) E Bm D
On back streets of A-merica__ they kill the dream of A-merica__.
A5 A(add9) A A
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Litlle
F#m(9th) E Bm
black girl gets assulted, ain't no reason why. Newspaper prints the
D
story and racist tempers fly. Next
F#m(9th) E Bm
day it starts the riot, knives and guns are drawn. Two black boys get
D D
killed, one white boy goes blind.
F#m(9th) E Bm D
Across the lines____, who would dare___ to go___
F#m(9th) E Bm
under the bridge___, over the tracks__ that separates whites__
D
from blacks__.
F#m(9th) F#m(9th)
Choose________ sides______,
E A
or run for your life_____.
Bm D E E
Tonight the riots began_______.
F#m(9th) E Bm D
On back streets of A-merica__ they kill the dream of A-merica__.
A5 A(add9) A A
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Litlle
F#m(9th) E
black girl gets assulted, don't no one know her name. Lots of
Bm D D
people hurt and angry, she's the one to blame.
F#m(9th) E Bm D
Across the lines____, who would dare___ to go___
F#m(9th) E Bm
under the bridge___, over the tracks__ that separates whites__
D
from blacks__.
F#m(9th) F#m(9th)
Choose________ sides______,
E A
or run for your life_____.
Bm D E E
Tonight the riots___ began_______.
F#m(9th) E Bm D
On back streets of A-merica__ they kill the dream of A-merica__.
outro:
:G/A G/A A A:
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