Smokie - Living Next Door to Alice (Official Video) (VOD) Chords
Tempo:
125.9 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
Em
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[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]
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]
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[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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
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