Tom: Em 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 the sides, or run for your life, Am C D tonight the riots begin. Em D On back streets of America, Am C G they kill 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 a riot, knives and guns are drawn, Am C two black boys get killed, one white boy goes blind. 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 the sides, or run for your life, Am C D tonight the riots begin. Em D On back streets of America, Am C G they kill the dream of America. Em D Little black girl gets assaulted, no one know her name, Am C lots of people hurt and angry, she's the one to blame. 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 the sides, or run for your life, Am C D tonight the riots begin. Em D On back streets of America, Am C G Dm G Dm G they kill the dream of America.