xThis 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 G—D/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 G — A
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# Em—A
For the boys and the girls who went over
D D/F# G A G—D/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# Em—A
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# Em—A
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 G—D/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
