Killing Time

	  		


Intro:  
G  G/B  Em  C   
G  Bm  Em  C   


verse 1: 
G 
  Not Knowing what he had got 
          Bm 
into only following the sheep 
Em 
  The message sent for 
his deployment at only  
C           G 
twenty three Promised 
to be there for 
a short time 
           Bm 
His mother looks  
at photos Passed  
Em 
  down from a 
family tradition 
C 
Her head lies  
       D 
on her lap 


Chorus 1: 
              Em 
I'll never be sure  
                C 
exactly what it means 
                 G 
"To serve and protect 
           D/F# 
us from enemies" 
They make sure 
       Em 
we're scared 
To justify this 
C 
ugly bloody mess 
                    G 
It's less than your pride 
                D/F# G   
it's suicide at best 


verse 2: 
G 
  The waiting fills 
her with delusion 
    Bm 
and memories gone 
  Em 
by  "How could I 
give life to my 
baby and then  
    C 
let him go die?" 
G 
  But with this joke  
administration 
      Bm 
where no one is exempt 
Em 
  It's not your fault 
and never will be 
      C 
Don't hold love 
      D 
in contempt 


Chorus 2: 
                Em 
I feel like I'm lost 
                C 
drowning out at sea 
               G 
Surrounded by space with 
              D/F# 
no regard for sympathy 
               Em 
She sees the parade of 
            C 
victory and war that 
wasn't won "I'm not  
       G 
coming home He's  
        D/F# 
my only son" 


Bridge: 
      C               D 
If an angel earns its wings 
      Em            C 
every time somebody dies 
     C 
Then today the angels 
D 
black out the blue sky 


Outro: G  Bm  Em  C  G  Bm  Em  C  C G/B Am G(hold)