Looking Out My Back Door by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Key:CC| Capo:0fr|
IntroCAmFCGCVerse 1CAm
Just got home from Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy !
FCG
Got to sit down, take a rest on the porch.
CAm
Imagination sets in, pretty soon I'm singing,
FCGC
doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door.
Verse 2CAm
There's a giant doing cartwheels, a statue wearin' high heels,
FCG
look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn.
CAmA dinosaur Victrola, listening to Buck Owens
FCGC
doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door.
ChorusGFC
Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band,
AmG
won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon ?
CAm
Wond'rous apparition, provided by magician,
FCGC
doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door.
InstrumentalCAmFCGCAmFCGCChorusGFC
Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band,
AmG
won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon ?
CAm
Bother me tomorrow, today I'll buy no sorrows,
FCGC
doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door.
(key change)
[Solo]
AGDDBAVerse 3DBm
Forward troubles Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy !
GDA
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn.
DBm
Bother me tomorrow, today I'll buy no sorrows
GDAD
doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door.
OutroGDAD
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