Smokie is an English pop rock band from Bradford who found success in Europe and the U.S. in the 70s. They formed in 1966 in Yorkshire, England and did some early records under the name "Smokey". The band broke into the mainstream after teaming up with songwriters Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn, artists known for also working with Pat Benatar and Sweet among others. Smokie is perhaps best known for "Living Next Door to Alice", one of their top hits that was a U.K. top 5 single.
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Living Next Door To Alice Smokie ______________________________________________________________________________
SMOKIE SING THIS IN THE KEY OF A ______________________________________________________________________________
Verse 1
G Sally called and she got the word. CDGD She said I suppose you've heard, about Alice. G When I rushed to the window, and I looked outside C I could hardly believe my eyes. DGD And the big limousine pulled up, in Alices drive.
Chorus.
G Oh, I don’t know why she's leaving, or where she's gunna go C I guess she's got her reasons but I just don’t wanna know DGD Cause for 24 years I’ve been living next door to Alice G 24 years just waiting for the chance C To tell her how I feel and maybe get a second glance DCG Now I gotta get used to not living next door to Alice
Verse 2
G We walked together, two kids in the park CDGD We inscribed our initials deep in the bark, me and Alice G Now she walks to the door with her head held high C Just for a moment I caught her eye DGD As the big limousine pulls slowly, out of Alices drive
Chorus.
G Oh, I don’t know why she's leaving, or where she's gunna go C I guess she's got her reasons but I just don’t wanna know DGD Cause for 24 years I’ve been living next door to Alice G 24 years just waiting for the chance C To tell her how I feel and maybe get a second glance DCGD Now I gotta get used to not living next door to Alice
Verse 3 QUIETER
G And Sally called back and asked how I felt CDGD And she said I know how to help, get over Alice G She said, now Alice is gone, but I’m still here CD You know I’ve been waiting for 24 years (PAUSE THE PLAYING)
And the big limousine disappeared.
Chorus.
G Oh, I don’t know why she's leaving, or where she's gunna go C I guess she's got her reasons but I just don’t wanna know DGD Cause for 24 years I’ve been living next door to Alice G 24 years just waiting for the chance C To tell her how I feel and maybe get a second glance DCG But I’ll never get used to not living next door to Alice
DCGCG No I’ll never get used to not living next door to Alice
A Sally called and she got the word. DEAE She said I suppose you've heard, about Alice. A When I rushed to the window, and I looked outside D I could hardly believe my eyes. EAE And the big limousine pulled up, in Alices drive.
Chorus.
A Oh, I don’t know why she's leaving, or where she's gunna go D I guess she's got her reasons but I just don’t wanna know EAE Cause for 24 years I’ve been living next door to Alice A 24 years just waiting for the chance D To tell her how I feel and maybe get a second glance EDA Now I gotta get used to not living next door to Alice
Verse 2
A We walked together, two kids in the park DEAE We inscribed our initials deep in the bark, me and Alice A Now she walks to the door with her head held high D Just for a moment I caught her eye EAE As the big limousine pulls slowly, out of Alices drive
Chorus.
A Oh, I don’t know why she's leaving, or where she's gunna go D I guess she's got her reasons but I just don’t wanna know EAE Cause for 24 years I’ve been living next door to Alice A 24 years just waiting for the chance D To tell her how I feel and maybe get a second glance EDAE Now I gotta get used to not living next door to Alice
Verse 3 QUIETER
A And Sally called back and asked how I felt DEAE And she said I know how to help, get over Alice A She said, now Alice is gone, but I’m still here DE You know I’ve been waiting for 24 years (PAUSE THE PLAYING)
And the big limousine disappeared.
Chorus.
A Oh, I don’t know why she's leaving, or where she's gunna go D I guess she's got her reasons but I just don’t wanna know EAE Cause for 24 years I’ve been living next door to Alice A 24 years just waiting for the chance D To tell her how I feel and maybe get a second glance EDA But I’ll never get used to not living next door to Alice
EDADA No I’ll never get used to not living next door to Alice
C Sally called and she got the word. FGCG She said I suppose you've heard, about Alice. C When I rushed to the window, and I looked outside F I could hardly believe my eyes. GCG And the big limousine pulled up, in Alices drive.
Chorus.
C Oh, I don’t know why she's leaving, or where she's gunna go F I guess she's got her reasons but I just don’t wanna know GCG Cause for 24 years I’ve been living next door to Alice C 24 years just waiting for the chance F To tell her how I feel and maybe get a second glance GFC Now I gotta get used to not living next door to Alice
Verse 2
C We walked together, two kids in the park FGCG We inscribed our initials deep in the bark, me and Alice C Now she walks to the door with her head held high F Just for a moment I caught her eye GCG As the big limousine pulls slowly, out of Alices drive
Chorus.
C Oh, I don’t know why she's leaving, or where she's gunna go F I guess she's got her reasons but I just don’t wanna know GCG Cause for 24 years I’ve been living next door to Alice C 24 years just waiting for the chance F To tell her how I feel and maybe get a second glance GFCG Now I gotta get used to not living next door to Alice
Verse 3 QUIETER
C And Sally called back and asked how I felt FGCG And she said I know how to help, get over Alice C She said, now Alice is gone, but I’m still here FG You know I’ve been waiting for 24 years (PAUSE THE PLAYING)
And the big limousine disappeared.
Chorus.
C Oh, I don’t know why she's leaving, or where she's gunna go F I guess she's got her reasons but I just don’t wanna know GCG Cause for 24 years I’ve been living next door to Alice C 24 years just waiting for the chance F To tell her how I feel and maybe get a second glance GFC But I’ll never get used to not living next door to Alice
GFCFC No I’ll never get used to not living next door to Alice
D Sally called and she got the word. GADA She said I suppose you've heard, about Alice. D When I rushed to the window, and I looked outside G I could hardly believe my eyes. ADA And the big limousine pulled up, in Alices drive.
Chorus.
D Oh, I don’t know why she's leaving, or where she's gunna go G I guess she's got her reasons but I just don’t wanna know ADA Cause for 24 years I’ve been living next door to Alice D 24 years just waiting for the chance G To tell her how I feel and maybe get a second glance AGD Now I gotta get used to not living next door to Alice
Verse 2
D We walked together, two kids in the park GADA We inscribed our initials deep in the bark, me and Alice D Now she walks to the door with her head held high G Just for a moment I caught her eye ADA As the big limousine pulls slowly, out of Alices drive
Chorus.
D Oh, I don’t know why she's leaving, or where she's gunna go G I guess she's got her reasons but I just don’t wanna know ADA Cause for 24 years I’ve been living next door to Alice D 24 years just waiting for the chance G To tell her how I feel and maybe get a second glance AGDA Now I gotta get used to not living next door to Alice
Verse 3 QUIETER
D And Sally called back and asked how I felt GADA And she said I know how to help, get over Alice D She said, now Alice is gone, but I’m still here GA You know I’ve been waiting for 24 years (PAUSE THE PLAYING)
And the big limousine disappeared.
Chorus.
D Oh, I don’t know why she's leaving, or where she's gunna go G I guess she's got her reasons but I just don’t wanna know ADA Cause for 24 years I’ve been living next door to Alice D 24 years just waiting for the chance G To tell her how I feel and maybe get a second glance AGD But I’ll never get used to not living next door to Alice
AGDGD No I’ll never get used to not living next door to Alice
E Sally called and she got the word. ABEB She said I suppose you've heard, about Alice. E When I rushed to the window, and I looked outside A I could hardly believe my eyes. BEB And the big limousine pulled up, in Alices drive.
Chorus.
E Oh, I don’t know why she's leaving, or where she's gunna go A I guess she's got her reasons but I just don’t wanna know BEB Cause for 24 years I’ve been living next door to Alice E 24 years just waiting for the chance A To tell her how I feel and maybe get a second glance BAE Now I gotta get used to not living next door to Alice
Verse 2
E We walked together, two kids in the park ABEB We inscribed our initials deep in the bark, me and Alice E Now she walks to the door with her head held high A Just for a moment I caught her eye BEB As the big limousine pulls slowly, out of Alices drive
Chorus.
E Oh, I don’t know why she's leaving, or where she's gunna go A I guess she's got her reasons but I just don’t wanna know BEB Cause for 24 years I’ve been living next door to Alice E 24 years just waiting for the chance A To tell her how I feel and maybe get a second glance BAEB Now I gotta get used to not living next door to Alice
Verse 3 QUIETER
E And Sally called back and asked how I felt ABEB And she said I know how to help, get over Alice E She said, now Alice is gone, but I’m still here AB You know I’ve been waiting for 24 years (PAUSE THE PLAYING)
And the big limousine disappeared.
Chorus.
E Oh, I don’t know why she's leaving, or where she's gunna go A I guess she's got her reasons but I just don’t wanna know BEB Cause for 24 years I’ve been living next door to Alice E 24 years just waiting for the chance A To tell her how I feel and maybe get a second glance BAE But I’ll never get used to not living next door to Alice
BAEAE No I’ll never get used to not living next door to Alice
F Sally called and she got the word. BbCFC She said I suppose you've heard, about Alice. F When I rushed to the window, and I looked outside Bb I could hardly believe my eyes. CFC And the big limousine pulled up, in Alices drive.
Chorus.
F Oh, I don’t know why she's leaving, or where she's gunna go Bb I guess she's got her reasons but I just don’t wanna know CFC Cause for 24 years I’ve been living next door to Alice F 24 years just waiting for the chance Bb To tell her how I feel and maybe get a second glance CBbF Now I gotta get used to not living next door to Alice
Verse 2
F We walked together, two kids in the park BbCFC We inscribed our initials deep in the bark, me and Alice F Now she walks to the door with her head held high Bb Just for a moment I caught her eye CFC As the big limousine pulls slowly, out of Alices drive
Chorus.
F Oh, I don’t know why she's leaving, or where she's gunna go Bb I guess she's got her reasons but I just don’t wanna know CFC Cause for 24 years I’ve been living next door to Alice F 24 years just waiting for the chance Bb To tell her how I feel and maybe get a second glance CBbFC Now I gotta get used to not living next door to Alice
Verse 3 QUIETER
F And Sally called back and asked how I felt BbCFC And she said I know how to help, get over Alice F She said, now Alice is gone, but I’m still here BbC You know I’ve been waiting for 24 years (PAUSE THE PLAYING)
And the big limousine disappeared.
Chorus.
F Oh, I don’t know why she's leaving, or where she's gunna go Bb I guess she's got her reasons but I just don’t wanna know CFC Cause for 24 years I’ve been living next door to Alice F 24 years just waiting for the chance Bb To tell her how I feel and maybe get a second glance CBbF But I’ll never get used to not living next door to Alice
CBbFBbF No I’ll never get used to not living next door to Alice