A Pittance of Time
A PITTANCE OF TIME by Terry Kelly
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Capo 2nd Fret
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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
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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