| F#m | |
| Across the | lines |
| E | |
| Who could | dare to go |
| Bm | |
| Under the bridge |
| D | |
| Over the tracks |
| G | A | Aadd9 | A | |
| That separates whites from blacks |
| Choose sides |
| Or run for your life |
| Tonight the riots behin |
| On back streets of America |
| They kill the dream of America |
| Little black girl gets assaulted |
| Ain't no reason why |
| Newspaper prints the story |
| And racist tempers fly |
| Next day it start a riot |
| Knives and guns are drawn |
| Two black boys get killed |
| One white boy goes blind |
| Little black girl gets assaulted |
| Don't no one know her name |
| Lots of people hurt and angry |
| She's the one to blame |
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