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.
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Bb I'm so disgusted with myself Ohh what to do? G#F# I can't blame nobody else, No, no, no
BC# I though I'd found someone to take your place BC# I traded true love for a pretty face and got D# Half the laughter, twice the tears Half the laughter, twice the tears
She, she took advantage of a good thing Yeah it was me I fell for her but she playing ohhh You tried to tell me things I couldn't see Sooner or later she'd be giving me Half the laughter, twice the tears Half the laughter, twice the tears
Hey you, you're the only to turn to Ohh I need you Don't you turn your back on me too No, no, no
I'll never leave your love inside no more Cos if I did I'd just be asking for Half the laughter, twice the tears Half the laughter, twice the tears