• Song:

    A Pittance Of Time

  • Artist:

    Terry Kelly

This is how I beleive the song is acually played. There is no capo used when He plays 
song. If there are any typos or mistakes feel free to let me know.

D/F# is just a D chord with the 2nd fret of the low E string pushed with the thumb. 
how I press it anyway)

this series of chords "G—D/F#—Em " is a G walked to a D/F# then walked to an Em.

Sorry if this was posted twice Im still learning this posting tab stuff.

Intro
D   Bm   G   A   G   D/F#   E  A

     D               Bm             G   A
They fought and some died for their homeland
     D               Bm            G    A
They fought and some died now it’s our land
        G          D/F#              A           Bm
Look at his little child, there’s no fear in her eyes
         G        D/F#              Em            A
Could he not show respect for other dads who have died?

         D                  D/F#
Take two minutes, would you mind?
        G          A
It’s a pittance of time
        Bm           D/F#           Em  A
For the boys and the girls who went over
   D               D/F#        G        A           GD/F#Em
In peace may they rest, may we never forget why they died.
       Em          A
It’s a pittance of time
    D              Bm                G   A
God forgive me for wanting to strike him
        D              Bm          GA
Give me strength so as not to be like him
         G            D/F#            A             Bm
My heart pounds in my breast, fingers pressed to my lips
          G             D/F#           Em      A
My throat wants to bawl out, my tongue barely resists

        D              D/F#
But two minutes I will bide
       G           A
It’s a pittance of time
        Bm           D/F#           EmA
For the boys and the girls who went over
    D             D/F#         G        A         GD/F#Em
In peace may they rest, may we never forget why they died.
       Em          A
It’s a pittance of time

[Intro chords played twice through]

         D           Bm           G         A
Read the letters and poems of the heroes at home
          D           Bm           G              A
They have casualties, battles, and fears of their own
          G           D/F#        A          Bm
There’s a price to be paid if you go, if you stay
           G              D/F#   Em       A
Freedom is fought for and won in numerous ways

         D                 D/F#
Take two minutes would you mind?
        G          A
It’s a pittance of time
        Bm           D/F#      EmA
For the boys and the girls all over
       D     D/F#       G            A
May we never forget our young become vets
       G          D/F#        E           A
At the end of the line it’s a pittance of time

         D          Bm            G    A
It takes courage to fight in your own war
         D          Bm            G      A
It takes courage to fight someone else’s war
    G            D/F#          A          Bm
Our peacekeepers tell of their own living hell
            G              D/F#               Em            A
They bring hope to foreign lands that the hatemongers can’t kill

         D                  D/F#
Take two minutes, would you mind?
       G           A
It’s a pittance of time
        Bm           D/F#         EmA
For the boys and the girls who go over
   D             D/F#       G          A
In peacetime our best still don battle dress
        G                  D/F#     Em
And lay their lives on the line.
        Em         A
It’s a pittance of time

    D             D/F#    G       A               GD/F#Em
In Peace may they rest,   lest we forget why they died.
       Em          A
Take a pittance of time

Exit

D   F#m   G   D/F#   E   A   D

Ear-Transpired by Machapu
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