Living Next Door To Alice - Smokie Intro: [G] [G] [G] [G] Verse 1: [G] Sally called when she got the word. [C] She said, “I suppose you’ve heard [D] about [G] Alice.” [D7] Well I [G] rushed to the window and I looked outside, [C] could hardly believe my eyes, As a [D] big Limousine rolled up into [G] Alice’s drive. [D7] |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] Verse 2: We [G] grew up together, two kids in the park. We [C] carved our initials deep in the bark, [D] me and [G] Alice. [D7] Now she [G] walks through the door with her head held high, [C] Just for a moment, I caught her eye. A [D] big Limousine pulled slowly out of [G] Alice’s drive [D7] Chorus: Verse 3: [G] And Sally called back and asked how I felt, [C] And she said "I know how to help - [D] Get over [G] Alice". [D7] She said "Now [G] Alice is gone, but I'm still here, [C] You know I've been waiting for twenty-four years " [D*] And a big limousine disappeared |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 [D*] door to [G////////////] Alice.