A PITTANCE OF TIME by Terry Kelly (arranged in paste-to-word friendly format) Capo 2nd Fret GCFGAFCG Intro: G C Am F G They fought and some died for their home land C Am F G They fought and some died now it?s our land F Am F C Look at his little child, there?s no fear in her eyes Am C F G Could he not show respect for other dads who have died C Am F G Take two minutes, would you mind? It?s a pittance of time C Am F G For the boys and the girls who went over C Am F G In peace may they rest, may we never forget? Am F G Why they died? It?s a pittance of time G C Am F G God for give me for wanting to strike him C Am F G Give me strength so as not to be like him F C F Am My heart pounds in my breast, fingers pressed to my lips C Am F G My throat wants to bawl out, my tongue barely resists C Am F G But two minutes I will bide, it?s a pittance of time C Am F G For the boys and the girls who went over C Am F G In peace may they rest, may we never forget C F G why they died... it?s a pittance of time GCFGAFCG C Am F G Read the letters and poems of the heroes at home C Am F G They have casualties, battles, and fears of their own F C Am G There?s a price to be paid if you go, if you stay Am C F G Freedom?s fought for and won in numerous ways C Am F G Take two minutes, would you mind? It?s a pittance of time C Am F G For the boys and the girls all over C Am F G May we never forget our young become vets Am C F G At the end of the line? it?s a pittance of time C Am F G It takes courage to fight in your own war C Am F G It takes courage to fight someone else?s war F Am F Am Our peacekeepers tell of their own living hell C Am F G They bring hope to foreign lands that the hate mongers can?t kill C Am F G Take two minutes, would you mind? It?s a pittance of time C Am F G For the boys and the girls who go over F C F Am In peace time our best still don battle dress C Am F G And lay their lives on the line... it?s a pittance of time C Am In peace may they rest G Am C lest we forget why they died F G Take a pittance of time