Living Next Door to Alice
		©1976, Smokie.
	Notes: 'Living Next Door To Alice' was first a hit for Smokie in 1976, when it reached number five in the charts. The idea of the 'amended' version of the song first came from a Dutch band called Gompie, and their version became a hit in Europe. It also made the UK top 20 - but Smokie covered Gompie's cover of their song with the aid of notoriously foul-mouthed comedian Roy 'Chubby' Brown, and had the biggest British hit. The re-release, 'Living Next Door To Alice (Who the F**K is Alice?)' in 1995, sold in excess of 200,000 copies, reaching the top five best-selling singles again.
			Livin’ Next Door to Alice Smokie E                             E7 Sally called up, when she got the word. She said A     Am                       B7       E        B7 I suppose you’ve heard …about Alice        E                                 E7 So I ran to the window and I looked outside        A                     Am And I could hardly believe my eyes        B7                                               E        B7 As a big Limousine pulled up into Alice’s drive            E                                             E7 Now I don’t know why she’s leavin’, or where she’s gonna go       A                                        Am I’m sure she has her reasons, but I don’t wanna know                   B7                                    A                        E       B7 Because for twenty-four years I’ve been livin’ next door to Alice       E                                      E7 For twenty-four years I’ve been waitin’ for a chance      A                                       Am To tell her that I love her, try to start up a romance       B7                                                   A         E For twenty-four years I’ve been livin’ next door to Alice We grew up together; two kids in the park We carved our initials deep I the bark … Me and Alice Now she walks to the window with her head held high And just for a moment I caught her eye Then the big Limousine starts to pull out of Alice’s drive Sally called me back; she asked me how I felt She said: I think I know how I can help …you forget about Alice She said: Alice is gone, but I’m still here And I’ve been waitin’ for twenty-four years Then the big limousine just …disappeared