Smokie - Living Next Door To Alice • TopPop Chords
Tempo:
126.25 bpm
Chords used:
A
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D
Bm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A]
Sally called and she got the word.
[D] She said, I suppose you've heard [E]
[A] about Alice.
[E] Well, [A] I rushed to the window and I looked [Em] outside.
[D] I could hardly believe my eyes.
[E] A big limousine rolled up [A] into Alice's drive.
[E]
Oh, [A] I don't know why she's leaving or where she's going to go.
[D] I guess she's got her reasons, but I just don't want to know.
[E] Just 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 feel
and maybe get a second guess.
[E] Now I've got to get used [D] to not living next [A] door to Alice.
[E]
[A] We grew up together, two kids in the park.
[D] Carved our initials deep in the bar, [E]
[A] me and Alice.
[E]
[E] [A] Now she walks through the door with her hand held [D] high.
Just for a moment, I caught her [E] eye.
As the big limousine pulled slowly [A] out of Alice's drive.
[E]
Oh, [A] I don't know why she's leaving or where she's going to go.
[D] I guess she's got her reasons, but I just don't want to know.
[E] Just for 24 years I've been [Bm] living [E] next [A] door to Alice.
[E]
[A] 24 years just waiting for a chance [D] to tell her how I feel
and maybe get a second guess.
[E] Now I've got to 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 [Bm] to help.
[E]
Get [A] over Alice.
[E] She [A] said, now Alice is gone, but I'm still here.
[D] You know I've been waiting 24 [Bm] years.
[E] And the big limousine disappeared.
[F#] [G#m] [A] I don't know why she's leaving or where she's going to go.
I [D] guess she's got her reasons, but I just don't want to know.
[E] Just 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 feel
and maybe get a second guess.
[E] But I'll never get used to [D] not living next door [A] to Alice.
No, [E] I'll never get used to [D] not living next door [A] to Alice.
[D] [A] [N]
Sally called and she got the word.
[D] She said, I suppose you've heard [E]
[A] about Alice.
[E] Well, [A] I rushed to the window and I looked [Em] outside.
[D] I could hardly believe my eyes.
[E] A big limousine rolled up [A] into Alice's drive.
[E]
Oh, [A] I don't know why she's leaving or where she's going to go.
[D] I guess she's got her reasons, but I just don't want to know.
[E] Just 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 feel
and maybe get a second guess.
[E] Now I've got to get used [D] to not living next [A] door to Alice.
[E]
[A] We grew up together, two kids in the park.
[D] Carved our initials deep in the bar, [E]
[A] me and Alice.
[E]
[E] [A] Now she walks through the door with her hand held [D] high.
Just for a moment, I caught her [E] eye.
As the big limousine pulled slowly [A] out of Alice's drive.
[E]
Oh, [A] I don't know why she's leaving or where she's going to go.
[D] I guess she's got her reasons, but I just don't want to know.
[E] Just for 24 years I've been [Bm] living [E] next [A] door to Alice.
[E]
[A] 24 years just waiting for a chance [D] to tell her how I feel
and maybe get a second guess.
[E] Now I've got to 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 [Bm] to help.
[E]
Get [A] over Alice.
[E] She [A] said, now Alice is gone, but I'm still here.
[D] You know I've been waiting 24 [Bm] years.
[E] And the big limousine disappeared.
[F#] [G#m] [A] I don't know why she's leaving or where she's going to go.
I [D] guess she's got her reasons, but I just don't want to know.
[E] Just 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 feel
and maybe get a second guess.
[E] But I'll never get used to [D] not living next door [A] to Alice.
No, [E] I'll never get used to [D] not living next door [A] to Alice.
[D] [A] [N]
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Sally called and she got the word.
[D] _ _ She said, I suppose you've heard [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] about Alice.
_ _ [E] _ Well, [A] I rushed to the window and I looked [Em] outside.
[D] _ I could hardly believe my eyes.
[E] A big limousine rolled up _ _ [A] into Alice's drive.
_ [E] _ _
Oh, [A] I don't know why she's leaving or where she's going to go.
[D] I guess she's got her reasons, but I just don't want to know.
[E] Just 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 feel
and maybe get a second guess.
[E] Now I've got to get used [D] to not living next [A] door to Alice.
_ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] We grew up together, _ two kids in the park.
[D] _ Carved our initials deep in the bar, [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] me and Alice.
_ [E] _ _
_ [E] _ [A] Now she walks through the door with her hand held [D] high.
Just for a moment, I caught her [E] eye.
As the big limousine pulled slowly [A] out of Alice's drive.
[E] _ _
Oh, [A] I don't know why she's leaving or where she's going to go.
[D] I guess she's got her reasons, but I just don't want to know.
[E] Just for 24 years I've been [Bm] living [E] next [A] door to Alice.
_ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] 24 years just waiting for a chance [D] to tell her how I feel
and maybe get a second guess.
[E] Now I've got to 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 [Bm] to help.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
Get [A] over Alice.
_ [E] _ She [A] said, now Alice is gone, but I'm still here.
[D] You know I've been waiting 24 [Bm] years.
[E] _ _ And the big limousine disappeared.
_ _ [F#] _ [G#m] [A] I don't know why she's leaving or where she's going to go.
I [D] guess she's got her reasons, but I just don't want to know.
[E] Just 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 feel
and maybe get a second guess.
[E] But I'll never get used to [D] not living next door [A] to Alice.
_ _ _ _ No, [E] I'll never get used to [D] not living next door [A] to Alice.
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Sally called and she got the word.
[D] _ _ She said, I suppose you've heard [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] about Alice.
_ _ [E] _ Well, [A] I rushed to the window and I looked [Em] outside.
[D] _ I could hardly believe my eyes.
[E] A big limousine rolled up _ _ [A] into Alice's drive.
_ [E] _ _
Oh, [A] I don't know why she's leaving or where she's going to go.
[D] I guess she's got her reasons, but I just don't want to know.
[E] Just 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 feel
and maybe get a second guess.
[E] Now I've got to get used [D] to not living next [A] door to Alice.
_ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] We grew up together, _ two kids in the park.
[D] _ Carved our initials deep in the bar, [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] me and Alice.
_ [E] _ _
_ [E] _ [A] Now she walks through the door with her hand held [D] high.
Just for a moment, I caught her [E] eye.
As the big limousine pulled slowly [A] out of Alice's drive.
[E] _ _
Oh, [A] I don't know why she's leaving or where she's going to go.
[D] I guess she's got her reasons, but I just don't want to know.
[E] Just for 24 years I've been [Bm] living [E] next [A] door to Alice.
_ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] 24 years just waiting for a chance [D] to tell her how I feel
and maybe get a second guess.
[E] Now I've got to 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 [Bm] to help.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
Get [A] over Alice.
_ [E] _ She [A] said, now Alice is gone, but I'm still here.
[D] You know I've been waiting 24 [Bm] years.
[E] _ _ And the big limousine disappeared.
_ _ [F#] _ [G#m] [A] I don't know why she's leaving or where she's going to go.
I [D] guess she's got her reasons, but I just don't want to know.
[E] Just 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 feel
and maybe get a second guess.
[E] But I'll never get used to [D] not living next door [A] to Alice.
_ _ _ _ No, [E] I'll never get used to [D] not living next door [A] to Alice.
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
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