Living Next Door To Alice                  Tempo: 124 / : A
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[Intro:]

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[Vers 1:]

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  Sally called, when she got the word,   

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she said, I suppose you've heard ---- ---- about Alice. ---- 

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Well, I rushed to the window, and I looked outside,   

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I could hardly believe my eyes   as a big limousine 

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rolled up into Alice's drive.   Oh, 

[Chorus:]

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I don't know why she's leaving or where she's gonna go, 

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I guess she's got her reasons but I just don't want to know, 

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'cause for twenty-four years I've been living next door to Alice. ---- 

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Twenty-four years just waiting for a chance to tell her how I feel 

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and maybe get a second glance, now I've got to get used to 

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not living next door to Alice. ---- 

[Vers 2:]

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We grew up together, two kids in the park,   we carved our initials 

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deep in the bark, ---- me and Alice. ---- 

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Now she walks through the door with her head held high,   

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and just for a moment, I caught her eye   

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as the big limousine pulled slowly out of Alice's drive.   Oh, 

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[Vers 3:]

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Then Sally called back and asked how I felt,   she said, hey, 

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I know how to help ---- ---- get over Alice.   

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She said, now Alice is gone, but I'm still here, 

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you know I've been waiting for twenty-four years,   

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and the big limousine disappeared. Oh,        

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[Ending:]

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But I'll never get used to not living next door to   Alice. 
