Capo 2nd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

They fought and some died for their home land

 They fought and some died now it’s our land

 Look at his little child, there’s no fear in her eyes

 Could he not show respect for other dads who have died

 Take two minutes, would you mind? It’s a pittance of time

 For the boys and the girls who went over

 In peace may they rest, may we never forget

 Why they died… It’s a pittance of time

God for give me for wanting to strike him

 Give me strength so as not to be like him

 My heart pounds in my breast, fingers pressed to my lips

 My throat wants to bawl out, my tongue barely resists

 But two minutes I will bide, it’s a pittance of time

 For the boys and the girls who went over

 In peace may they rest, may we never forget

 why they died... it’s a pittance of time

 Read the letters and poems of the heroes at home

 They have casualties, battles, and fears of their own

 There’s a price to be paid if you go, if you stay

 Freedom’s fought for and won in numerous ways

 Take two minutes, would you mind? It’s a pittance of time

 For the boys and the girls all over

 May we never forget our young become vets

 At the end of the line… it’s a pittance of time

 It takes courage to fight in your own war

 It takes courage to fight someone else’s war

 Our peacekeepers tell of their own living hell

 They bring hope to foreign lands that the hate mongers can’t kill

 Take two minutes, would you mind? It’s a pittance of time

 For the boys and the girls who go over

 In peace time our best still don battle dress

 And lay their lives on the line... it’s a pittance of time

 In peace may they rest

lest we forget why they died

Take a pittance of time