LOOKING OUT MY BACKDOOR

[Intro]

C Am F C G C

[Verse 1]

C                            Am

Just got home from Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy

F          C            G

Got to sit down, take a rest on the porch

C                    Am

Imagination sets in, pretty soon I'm singing

F         C            G           C

Doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door

[Verse 2]

C                                     Am

There's a giant doing cartwheels, a statue wearing high heels

F          C                       G

Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn

C                    Am

Dinosaur victrola listening to Buck Owens

F         C            G           C

Doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door

 [Bridge 1]

G                              F              C

Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band

                      Am            G

Won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon  Doo, doo doo

C                   Am

Wondrous apparition provided by magician

F         C            G           C

Doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door

[Solo 1]

C Am F C G

C Am F C G C 

[Bridge 2]

G                               F             C

Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band

                       Am            G

Won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon, doo, doo, doo

C                   Am

Bother me tomorrow, today I'll find no sorrow

F         C            G           C

Doo, Doo, Doo, lookin' out my back door

[Break]

C B A# A   G   D      D   Bm   A

[Verse 3]

D                          Bm

Forward troubles Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy

G               D               A

Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn

D                  Bm

Bother me tomorrow, today I'll find no sorrow

G         D            A           D

Doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door