Chords for Smokie - Living next door to Alice (Lyrics)

[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ Sally called, _ she got the [D] word, _ _ she said I suppose you've heard [E] _ _ _ _ about _
_ [A] _ Alice.
_ [E] _ _ _
[A] Well I rushed to the window and looked [G] outside, [D] and I could hardly believe my eyes.
[E] It's a beautiful scene, _ it's [A] _ Alice's Drive.
[E] _ _ _
[A] Oh I don't know why she's leaving or where she's gonna go.
[D] I guess she's got her reasons but I just don't wanna know.
[E] For 24 years I've been living next door [A] to Alice.
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_ [A] 24 years she's waiting for a chance [D] to tell her how I feel and maybe get a second glance.
[E] Now I gotta get used to [D] not living next door [A] to Alice.
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_ [A] I'm up together, two kids in the park, [D] _ carved our initials deep in the bark, [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] me and Alice.
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[A] Now she walks through the door with her head held [D] high, and just for a moment I caught her eye.
[E] It's a beautiful scene, it's slowly _ [A] out of Alice's Drive.
[E] _ _ _
[A] I don't know why she's leaving or where she's gonna go.
[D] I guess she's got her reasons but I just don't wanna know.
[E] For 24 years I've been living next door [A] to Alice.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] 24 years she's waiting for a chance [D] to tell her how I feel and maybe get a second glance.
[E] Now I gotta get used to [D] not living next door [A] to Alice.
_ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] Sally called back, asked how I felt.
[D] _ _ She said, I know how to help [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
get [A] over Alice.
_ [E] _ _
Since [A] then Alice is gone, but I'm still here.
_ [D] You know I've been waiting for 24 years.
[E] _ _ _ Then the real Lizzy _ disappeared. _ _ _ _ _
[A] I don't know why she's leaving or where she's gonna go.
[D] I guess she's got her reasons but I just don't wanna know.
[E] For 24 years I've been living next door [A] to Alice.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] 24 years she's waiting for a chance [D] to tell her how I feel and maybe get a second glance.
[E] But I'll never get used to [D] not living next door [A] to Alice. _ _ _ _ _
[E] No, I'll never get used to [D] not living next door [A] to Alice.
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