Introdução: F#m E Bm D
F#m E
Across the lines
Bm D
Who would dare to go
F#m E Bm
Under the bridge, over the tracks
D
Who seperates whites from blacks?
F#m E A
Choose sides or run for your life
Bm D E E4/7 E7
Tonight the riots begin
F#m E
On the back streets of America
Bm C A ( A6 A5 A9 A3 )
They kill the dream of America
F#m
Little black girl gets assaulted
E
Ain't no reason why
Bm
Newspaper prints the story
D
And racist tempers fly
F#m
Next day it starts a riot
E
Knives and guns are drawn
Bm
Two black boys get killed
D
One white boy goes blind
- Refrão -
F#m
Little black girl gets assaulted
E
Don't no one know her name
Bm
Lots of people hurt and angry
D
She's the one to blame