Lookin' Out My Back Door

Intro: 0:01
G | G
G | Em | C G | D7 G

Verse 1: 0:15
 G
Just got home from Illinois.
 Em
Lock the front door, oh, boy!
 C          G
Got to sit down,
        D7
Take a rest on the porch.
0:24
  G
Imagination sets in,
  Em
Pretty soon I'm singin',
  C           G
"Doot, doot, do",
        D7           G
Lookin' out my back door.

Verse 2: 0:33
           G
There's a giant doin' cartwheels,
    Em
A statue wearin' high heels.
 C               G
Look at all the happy creatures
 D7
Dancin' on the lawn.
0:42
   G
A dinosaur Victrola,
   Em
A list'ning to Buck Owens.
  C           G
"Doot, doot, do",
        D7           G
Lookin' out my back door.

Bridge 1: 0:52
 D
Tambourines and elephants
      C             G
Are playin' in the band,
           G
Won't you take a ride
Em              D
On the flyin' spoon? Doot, do, do.
1:01
   G
A wond'rous apparition
    Em
Provided by magician.
 C           G
Doot, doot, doo,
        D7           G
Lookin' out my back door.

Instrumental: 1:10
G | Em | C G | D7
1:19
G | Em | C G | D7 G

Bridge 2: 1:28
 D
Tambourines and elephants
      C             G
Are playin' in the band,
           G
Won't you take a ride
Em              D
On the flyin' spoon? Doot, do, do.
1:37
 G
Bother me tomorrow,
   Em
Today I'll buy no sorrows,
 C           G
Doot, doot, doo,
        D7           G
Lookin' out my back door.

Instrumental: 1:47
G G | G G:G:F#:F

-= Modulation to Key A =-

Instrumental: 1:51
E | D A | A F#m | E

Verse 3: 2:00
 A
Forward troubles, Illinois.
 F#m
Lock the front door, oh, boy!
 D               A
Look at all the happy creatures
 E
Dancing on the lawn.
2:09
 A
Bother me tomorrow,
   F#m
Today I'll buy no sorrow.
 D           A
Doot, doot, do,
        E            A  :E A!
Lookin' out my back door.

Coda: 2:23
D A | E A:E | A!!