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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GF Take it like a man GF Don’t cry, don’t cry GF Take it like a man GF Hold your head up high CFCCm Sure she broke your heart when she said goodbye GDG You got to take it like a man
Get up on your feet Is way past dawn I said get up on your feet Come on, come on Everything’s the same, except she’s gone But you, you got to take it like a man
BDm You’re gonna be fine just don’t think about her AA7C The sun’s gonna shine with or without her
It’s only gonna hurt For a little, little while Go on and change your shirt And put on a smile Don’t say that you can’t cause you can Come on, buddy, take it like a man