Cross The Line (acoustic) Chords
by Superchick
Cross The Line (acoustic) by Superchick is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords G, D, Cmaj7, Em, E and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
G D
Follow the leader, stay in the lines
G Cmaj7
What will people think of what you've done this time?
Em D
Go with the crowd, surely somebody knows
G Cmaj7
Why we're all wearing the emperor's clothes
G D
Play it safe, play by the rules
Em Cmaj7
Or don't play at all - what if you lose?
Em D
That's not the secret, but I know what is:
E G E Cmaj7
Everybody dies but not everyone lives x2
G E
I'm gonna ride like I've got the cops on my tail
G D
I'm gonna live my life like I'm out on bail
G E
I'm gonna be out front, gonna blaze a trail
D G
I'm gonna cross that line
Cmaj7 Em G x3
G D
Everybody freeze - don't step over the line
G Cmaj7
Don't stand up, they'll shoot down the first one who tries
Em C
Try to change the world, they'll think you're out of your mind
G Cmaj7
Revolutions start when someone crosses the line
G D
They want us to lie down, give into the lie
Em Cmaj7
Nothing has to change, and no one has to die
Em D
That's not the secret, but I know what is:
E G E Cmaj7
Everybody dies, but not everyone lives x2
G E
I'm gonna ride like I've got the cops on my tail
G D
I'm gonna live my life like I'm out on bail
G E
I'm gonna be out front, gonna blaze a trail
D G
I'm gonna cross that line
(Repeat Chorus one more time)