A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Sally called and she got the
Em word.
D _ _ She said, I suppose you've heard
E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
A about Alice.
Well
E _ _ _ .
A I rushed to the window and I looked outside.
D And I could hardly believe my
E eyes.
Some big limousine rolled up _
A into Alice's drive.
_
E _ _ .
Oh,
A I don't know why she's leaving the way she's gonna go.
D I guess she's got her reasons but I just don't wanna know.
E Cause for 24 years I've been living next door
A to Alice.
_ _
E _ _ .
_ _
A 24 years just waiting for a chance.
D To tell her how I'm feeling, maybe get a second glance.
E Now I gotta get used
D to not living next
A door to Alice.
_
E _ _ .
_ _
A We grew up together, two kids in the
D park.
_ Cropped our initials deep in the bar,
E _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _
A me and Alice.
E Now _ .
_
A _ she walks through the door with her head held
D high.
Just for a moment I caught her
E eye.
On the big limousine before the snow _ _
A out of Alice's drive.
E _ _ .
_
A Oh, I don't know why she's leaving the way she's gonna go.
D I guess she's got her reasons but I just don't wanna know.
E Cause for 24 years I've been
Ab living
E next
A door to Alice.
_ _
E _ _ .
_ _
A 24 years just waiting for a chance.
D To tell her how I'm feeling, maybe get a second glance.
E Now I gotta get used to
D not living next door
A to Alice.
_ _
E _ _ .
_ _
A Then Sally called back and asked how I felt.
D _ She said, I know how to help
E _ _ _ _ _ _ .
you
A over Alice.
_
Em _
E _ _ .
She
A said, now Alice is gone but I'm still here.
D You know I've been waiting for 24
Bm years.
E And _ _ the big limousine disappeared.
_ I
Gb _
Abm A don't know why she's leaving the way she's gonna go.
D I guess she's got her reasons but I just don't wanna know.
Cause
E for 24 years I've been living next
A door to Alice.
_ _
E _ _ _ _
A 24 years just waiting for a chance.
D To tell her how I'm feeling, 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.
_
D _ _
A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .