Smokie - Living Next Door To Alice

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living next door to alice chords
( later recorded as “alice , who the fuck is alice?” )
smokie ( chinn/Chapman ) *

A D
sally called and she got the word ,
E A E
she said i suppose you’ve heard , about alice .
A
when i rushed to the window , and i looked outside ,
D E
i could hardly believe my eyes .
A E
and the big limousine pulled up , in alice s drive .

A
oh , i don t know why she s leaving ,
or where she s goanna go
D
i guess she s got her reasons ,
but i just don t want to know;
E A E
cause for twenty four years i ve been living next door to alice
A
twenty four years just waiting for the chance ,
D
to tell her how i feel , and maybe get a second glance
E E7 D A E
now i got to get used to not living next door to alice

A D
we walked together , two kids in the park ,
E A E
we inscribed our initials deep in the bark , me and alice
A
as she walks to the door with her head held high ,
D E
just for a moment i caught her eye;
A E
as the limousine pulls out , of alice s drive

A
oh , i don t know why she s leaving ,
or where she s goanna go
D
i guess she s got her reasons ,
but i just don t want to know;
E A E
cause for twenty four years i ve been living next door to alice
A
twenty four years just waiting for the chance ,
D
to tell her how i feel , and maybe get a second glance
E E7 D A E
now , i got to get used to not living next door to alice

A D
and sally called back and asked how i felt ,
E A E
and she said i know how to help , get over alice
A
she said , now alice is gone , but i m still here ,
D E
you know i ve been waiting for twenty four years;
and the big limousine disappeared .

A
oh , i don t know why she s leaving ,
or where she s goanna go
D
i guess she s got her reasons ,
but i just don t want to know;
E A E
cause for twenty four years i ve been living next door to alice
A
twenty four years just waiting for the chance ,
D
to tell her how i feel , and maybe get a second glance
E E7 D A E
but i ll never get used to not living next door to alice

E E7 D A
no , i ll never get used to not living next door to alice
* alternate :
capo ii
A = G
D = C
E = D
E7 = D7
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