G
Sally called when she got the word
C D G - D
and she said "I suppose you've heard, 'bout Alice".
G
Well I rushed to the window, and I looked outside,
C
but I could hardly believe my eyes
D G -E
as a big limousine rolled up onto Alice's drive.
G
Oh, I don't know why she's leaving, or where she's gonna go,
C
I guess she's got her reasons but I just don't wanna know,
D G -E
'Cos for twenty-four years I've been living next door to Alice.
G
twenty-four years just waitin' for a chance
C
To tell her how I feel and maybe get a second glance,
E D E A -(E, not last refrain)
now I gotta get used to not living next door to Alice.
G
We grew up together, two kids in the park
C D G -E
carved out initials deep in the bark, me and Alice.
G
Now she walks through the door, with her head held high,
C
just for a moment I caught her eye,
D G - D
as the big limousine pulled slowly out of Alice's drive. + REFRAIN
G
Then Sally called back, and asked how I felt,
C D G -E
and she said, "I know how to help, to get over Alice".
G
She said, "Now Alice is gone, but I'm still here,
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you know, I've been waiting 24 years..." And the big limousine disappeared.
D C D G
+ REFR. no, I'll never get used to not living next door to Alice.