- Living Next Door To Alice - Smokie
+ Living Next Door To Alice - Smokie
Intro:
- [G] [G]
+ [G] [G] [G] [G]
Verse 1:
- [G] Sally called when [G] she got the word.
+ [G] Sally called when she got the word.
- [C] She said, “I [C] suppose you’ve heard [D] [D]... about [G] Alice” [D]
+ [C] She said, “I suppose you’ve heard [D].......about [G] Alice.” [D7]
- Well I [G] rushed to the window and I [G] looked outside,
+ Well I [G] rushed to the window and I looked outside,
- [C] And I could hardly [C] believe my eyes,
+ [C] could hardly believe my eyes,
- As a [D] big limousine rolled [D] up into [G] Alice’s drive [D7]
+ As a [D] big Limousine rolled up into [G] Alice’s drive. [D7]
|Chorus:
- |I [G] don’t know why she’s leaving or (G) where she’s gonna go
+ |I [G] don’t know why she’s leaving or where she’s gonna go
- |I [C] guess she’s got her reasons but I [C] just don’t wanna know.
+ |I [C] guess she’s got her reasons but I just don’t wanna know.
- |’Cos for [D] twenty-four years I’ve been [D] living next door to [G] Alice.
+ |’Cos for [D7] twenty-four years I’ve been living next door to [G] Alice. [D7]
- |(Alice? [D] Who the pluck is Alice?!)
- |[G] Twenty-four years just [G] waiting for the chance
+ |[G] Twenty-four years just waiting for the chance
- |To [C] tell her how I feel and maybe [C] get a second glance,
+ |To [C] tell her how I feel and maybe get a second glance,
- |Now I’ve [D] got to get used to not [C] living next door to [G] Alice.
+ |Now I’ve [D] got to get used to not [C] living next [D] door to [G] Alice. [D7]
- |(Alice? [D] Who the pluck is Alice?!)
Verse 2:
- We [G] grew up together, two (G) kids in the park.
+ We [G] grew up together, two kids in the park.
- We [C] carved our initials [C] deep in the bark [D] [D]... me and [G] Alice [D]
+ We [C] carved our initials deep in the bark [D]....... me and [G] Alice. [D7]
- Now she [G] walks through the door with her [G] head held high,
+ Now she [G] walks through the door with her head held high,
- [C] Just for a moment, I [C] caught her eye.
+ [C] Just for a moment, I caught her eye.
- As a [D] big limousine pulled [D] slowly out of [G] Alice’s drive [D7]
+ A [D] big Limousine pulled slowly out of [G] Alice’s drive [D7]
Chorus:
Verse 3:
- [G] And Sally called back and [G] asked how I felt,
+ [G] And Sally called back and asked how I felt,
- [C] And she said "I [C] know how to help [D] [D]... get over [G] Alice." [D]
+ [C] And she said "I know how to help - [D].........Get over [G] Alice". [D7]
- She said "Now [G] Alice is gone, but [G] I'm still here,
+ She said "Now [G] Alice is gone, but I'm still here,
- [C] You know I've been waiting for [C] twenty-four years"
+ [C] You know I've been waiting for twenty-four years "
- [D*] And a big limousine disappeared...
+ [D*] And a big limousine disappeared
- Chorus:
+ |Chorus:
+ |I [G] don’t know why she’s leaving or where she’s gonna go
+ |I [C] guess she’s got her reasons but I just don’t wanna know.
+ |’Cos for [D7] twenty-four years I’ve been living next door to [G] Alice. [D7]
+ |[G] Twenty-four years just waiting for the chance
+ |To [C] tell her how I feel and maybe get a second glance,
+ |Now I’ve [D] got to get used to not [C] living next [D] door to [G] Alice. [D7]
Outro:
- No I’ll [D*] never get used to not [C*] living next door to [G*] Alice.
+ No I’ll [D*] never get used to not [C*] living next [D*] door to [G////////////] Alice.
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- Charted by kristybirdsmith