Gene Pitney (born Gene Francis Alan Pitney in Hartford, Connecticut, USA on 17 February 1940 - died 5 April 2006 (Cardiff, Wales). After a successful singing career spanning five decades, at the age of 66, he was found dead of natural causes, while in the middle of a sellout UK tour.
Pitney, a pop rock pioneer, had his greatest success overall in Britain, first travelling there after his first self penned hit in 1961. "I Wanna Love My Life Away" hit #26 on the UK singles chart & just broke into the top 40 in the US.
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
C I’ve just left yesterday C7F and it seems just like a year since you’ve been gone FmC Cause a day without you is a year or two
I’ll come back soon you’ll see And we’ll make up for that day so lovingly For my heart won’t let me stay far away
Bridge: C#F# I wanna hold you close to me (and kiss you) D#G# I wanna kiss you tenderly (I miss you) FBb I know that you’re a million miles away (so far) GCC7 I know there’s only one thing I can say, ooh