Living Next Door to Alice — Smokie
Chords and lyrics for Living Next Door to Alice by Smokie (key of A).
Verse 1
* = strum once and hold
Intro
[A]
Verse 1
[A] Sally called when she got the word.
[D] And she said: "I suppose you've heard [E]- about [A]Alice".[E]
Well, I [A]rushed to the window, and I looked outside,
[D] and I could hardly believe my eyes.
[E] The big limousine rolled up, into [A]Alice's drive.[E]
Chorus
Oh, I [A]don't know why she's leaving, or where she's gonna go.
I [D]guess she's got her reasons, but I just don't wanna know.
'Cause for [E]twenty-four years I've been living next door to [A]Alice.[E]
[A]Twenty-four years just waiting for a chance,
to [D]tell her how I feel, and maybe get a second glance,
now I [E]gotta get used to not [D]living next door to [A]Alice.[E]
Verse 2
We [A]grew up together, two kids in the park.
[D] We carved our initials, deep in the bark. [E] Me and [A]Alice[E]
Now [A]she walks through the door with her head held high
[D] Just for a moment I caught her eye
[E] As the big limousine pulled slowly out of [A]Alice's drive[E]
Chorus
Oh, I [A]don't know why she's leaving, or where she's gonna go.
I [D]guess she's got her reasons, but I just don't wanna know.
'Cause for [E]twenty-four years I've been living next door to [A]Alice.[E]
[A]Twenty-four years just waiting for a chance,
to [D]tell her how I feel, and maybe get a second glance,
now I [E]gotta get used to not [D]living next door to [A]Alice.[E]
Verse 3
[A]Then Sally called back and asked how I felt,
[D] And she said: "I know how to help [E]- get over [A]Alice".[E]
She said: "Now [A]Alice is gone, but I'm still here,
you [D]know I've been waiting for twenty-four years..."
E*
And the big limousine disappeared...
Chorus
I [A]don't know why she's leaving, or where she's gonna go.
I [D]guess she's got her reasons, but I just don't wanna know.
'Cause for [E]twenty-four years I've been living next door to [A]Alice.[E]
[A]Twenty-four years just waiting for a chance,
to [D]tell her how I feel, and maybe get a second glance,
But I'll [E]never get used to not [D]living next door to [A]Alice.
E* D* A*
No, I'll never get used to not living next door to Alice...
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