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JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Tracy Chapman merupakan penyanyi-penulis lagu asal Amerika Serikat yang memopulerkan lagu berjudul “Across the Lines”.

Lagu berdurasi 3 menit 25 detik ini diproduseri oleh David Kershenbaum dan dirilis pada tahun 1988 melalui label Elektra Records.

“Across the Lines” dimuat sebagai trek ketiga dalam debut album pertama Chapman yang bertajuk Tracy Chapman.

Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Give Me One Reason - Tracy Chapman

Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Across the Lines” dari Tracy Chapman.

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

[ULANGI CHORUS]

           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

[ULANGI CHORUS]

[OUTRO]
F/G G