Biography:
Billy Fury (born Ronald Wycherley, 17 April 1940 – 28 January 1983) was an English singer from the late 1950s to the mid 1960s, and remained an active songwriter until the 1980s. An early British rock and roll (and film) star, he equalled the Beatles' record of 24 hits in the 1960s, and spent 332 weeks on the UK chart, without a chart-topping single or album. Rheumatic fever, which he first contracted as a child, damaged his heart and ultimately contributed to his death.
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Billy Fury – Like I've Never Been Gone
Songwriters: Hampton, Monte
Label: Decca
Original Key: G
Reached #3 in UK in 1963
Intro:
G
#1:
G B7 Em
Don't give your love to someone while I'm away,
Em G G7
I want you to think about me each night and day,
G7 C D G Em
And when I come on home after being gone so long,
C D G C D
I want it to be like I've never been gone.
#2:
G B7 Em
I'll feel your tender kisses before I go to sleep,
Em G G7
I'll feel your arms around me, just promise me,
G7 C D G Em
You'll keep all your love and your kisses until I come home,
C D G
And then it will be like I've never been gone,
Bridge:
D Bm
I don't ask much of you, do what you want to do,
A7 D7 Eb7
But, don't make me be a fool for loving you-ooo-ooo.
#3:
Ab C7 Fm
I'll feel you tender kisses before I go to sleep,
Fm Ab Ab7
I'll feel your arms around me, just promise me,
Ab7 Db Eb Ab Fm
You'll keep all your love and your kisses until I come home,
Db Eb Ab Fm
And then it will be like I've never been gone.
Fm Db Ab
Can't you hear me, like I've never been gone.
Songwriters: Hampton, Monte
Label: Decca
Original Key: G
Reached #3 in UK in 1963
Intro:
G
#1:
G B7 Em
Don't give your love to someone while I'm away,
Em G G7
I want you to think about me each night and day,
G7 C D G Em
And when I come on home after being gone so long,
C D G C D
I want it to be like I've never been gone.
#2:
G B7 Em
I'll feel your tender kisses before I go to sleep,
Em G G7
I'll feel your arms around me, just promise me,
G7 C D G Em
You'll keep all your love and your kisses until I come home,
C D G
And then it will be like I've never been gone,
Bridge:
D Bm
I don't ask much of you, do what you want to do,
A7 D7 Eb7
But, don't make me be a fool for loving you-ooo-ooo.
#3:
Ab C7 Fm
I'll feel you tender kisses before I go to sleep,
Fm Ab Ab7
I'll feel your arms around me, just promise me,
Ab7 Db Eb Ab Fm
You'll keep all your love and your kisses until I come home,
Db Eb Ab Fm
And then it will be like I've never been gone.
Fm Db Ab
Can't you hear me, like I've never been gone.
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