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Living Next Door To Alice

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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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Four years of hard work!

This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!

Verse 1
A D
Sally called and she got the word
E A E
She said I suppose you've heard about alice
A
When I rushed to the window and I looked outside
D E
I could hardly believe my eyes
A E
And the big limosine pulled up in alices drive

Chorus.
A
Oh I dont know why she's leavin

or where she's gunna go
D
I guess she's got her reaons

but I just dont wanna know
E A E
cause for years i've been living next door to alice
A
years just waiting for the chance
D
to tell her how I feel and maybe get a second glance
E E7 A E
Now I gotta get used to not livin next door to alice

Verse2
A D
We walked together two kids in the park
E A E
We inscribed our initials deep in the bark me and alice
A
As she walks to the door with her head held high
D E
just for a moment I caught her eye
A E
As the limosine pulls out of alices drive

Go back to Chorus

Verse3
A D
And sally called back and asked how i felt
E A E
And she said I know how to help get over alice
A
She said now alice is gone but im still here
D E
you know i've been waiting for years

And the big limosine dissapeared

Go to chorus. repeat untill fade.