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Notice

Very simple guitarwork, no doubt courtesy of Chapman herself. This song is strange in that it speeds up...a lot. Just check out the jump in tempo before the 1st verse (on the CD, not here; I've chosen not to bother with the tempo changes). There are two bass tracks here, but I've taken the liberty of arranging them for one. Both are fretless, but the "lead" one has some serious effect on it.

Lyrics

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

Little black girl gets assaulted
Ain't no reason why
Newspapers print 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 lives
Tonight the riots begin
On the back streets of America
They kill the dream of America

Little black girl gets assaulted
No one know her name
Lots of people hurt n' 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 lives
Tonight the riots begin
On the back streets of America
They kill the dream of America