Chords for Smokie - Living Next Door To Alice - Live - 1992

[Bb] Right, okay, [Eb] we're gonna do a song all about a girl.
[G] A girl.
[Bb] That's, a [G] girl is something that [Gm] is . [Ab] This girl's gotta be 50 now, she's a day or two.
[A] [N] This is one more, then we gotta go.
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Before we do this, we [Em] want you to take your shoes off.
[A] and go, hum.
[Dm] Everybody.
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Now everybody go, everybody go, fa.
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No courage, [A] please.
[Bb] [Dm] Fa, everybody.
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Mine's doing quite a bit there.
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We're gonna leave you with this one, thanks very much.
Thank you for coming.
It's no good when you're young, really, isn't it?
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We'll see you again, watch out for the new record.
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All right?
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♫ She said I'm gone.
♫ And she left me running.
[G] [D] ♫ She said I suppose you could.
[E] ♫ [A] But I guess.
[E] ♫ Well I [A] rushed to the window.
♫ And I looked outside.
[D] ♫ I could hardly believe my eyes.
[E] ♫ There's a big machine you've got.
♫ [A] It's a hell of a sister I've .
[E] ♫ Oh [A] I don't know where she'll be.
♫ I don't know where she's gonna go.
♫ [D] I guess she's got a reason.
♫ But I just don't wanna know.
[E] ♫ She's 24 years I've been living next door.
[A] ♫ To Alice.
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♫ [A] She's waiting for a chance.
[D] ♫ To tell her how I feel.
♫ Baby, get a straight glance.
♫ [E] Now I got to get used to [D] not living.
♫ Next door [A] to Alice.
[E] ♫ [A] We grew up together.
♫ The kids in the [D] park.
♫ The barber and the shoes.
♫ The kids in the park.
[E] ♫ The [A] baby in Alice.
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♫ Baby.
♫ [A] As she walks through the door.
♫ I've had no [D] time.
♫ Just for once I've caught her eye.
[E] ♫ She's waiting for a chance.
♫ [A] Out of Alice's drive.
♫ [E] Come on, let's hear you.
♫ [A] I don't know where she'll be.
♫ I don't know where she's gonna go.
♫ [D] I guess she's got a reason.
♫ But I just don't wanna know.
♫ [E] She's 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.
♫ I try to get into her pants.
[E] ♫ Now I got to get used [D] to not living.
♫ Next door to [A] Alice.
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[E] [A] Try to call back.
♫ I ask how I feel.
[D] ♫ She says I don't know how [Bm] to help [E] ♫ [A] Whoa.
♫ [E] She [A] said Alice is gone.
♫ But I'm still here.
[D] ♫ You know I've been waiting.
♫ 24 years.
[E] ♫ I've been the big music ♫ Disappear ♫ [D] Oh.
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[C] Oh.
♫ [Db] Oh.
[D] [Eb] Shiza.
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♫ [N] Come to San Francisco Oh, ha!.
This guy's clapping, let's go.
Okay, here we go.
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[E] [B] [A] I don't know what she's even doing.
♫ Where she's gonna go.
♫ [D] I guess she's got a reason.
♫ But I just don't wanna know.
[E] ♫ It's been 24 years.
♫ I've been living next door [A] to Alice.
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[A] 24 years just waiting for a [D] chance.
♫ To tell her how I feel.
♫ I'm waiting at the second [E] glance.
♫ But I'll never get used [D] to not living.
♫ Next [A] door to Alice.
♫ [E] No, I'll never get used to [D] not living.
♫ Next door [A] to Alice.
[Dm] Well [A] [E] .
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[B] done, come on, say it's okay, Shaza.
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Thank you so much.
[E] We will never,.
like I said, .
make a mess of it.
We will.
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Sorry!.
[A] I'm with [N] this song, right?.
[D] Oh, no!.
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