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!
Intro: (Gene Whistling) F#BF#C#F#G#C#BbD#m BF#BF# If I only had time, only time
F#BF#C#F# So much to do if I only had time G#C#7 if I only had time BbD#m Dreams to pursue BF#BF# If I only had time they'd be mine
Time like the wind goes a-hurrying by And the hours just fly Where to begin There are mountains I'd climb if I had time
D#mFBbm Since I met you I thought C#G#C# Life really is too short F#BF#BF# But loving you, so many things BF# We could make true BF#BF#C#F# One whole century isn't enough to satisfy me
Time like the wind Goes a-hurrying by and the hours just fly Where to begin there are mountains I'd climb If I only had time