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 wearin' high heels, 
F               C             G 
look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn. 
C                  Am 
A dinosaur Victrola, listening to Buck Owens 
F         C         G            C 
doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door. 
 
Chorus
 
G                          F            C 
Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band, 
                    Am          G 
won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon ? 
C                     Am 
Wond'rous apparition, provided by magician, 
F        C           G           C 
doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door. 
 
Instrumental
 
C    Am     F  C  G 
C    Am     F  C  G  C 
 
Chorus
 
G                          F            C 
Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band, 
                    Am          G 
won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon ? 
C                   Am 
Bother me tomorrow, today I'll buy no sorrows, 
F        C          G           C 
doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door. 
 
(key change) 
 
Solo 
 
A G D    D B 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 buy no sorrows 
G         D            A             D 
doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door. 
 
Outro
 
G D A D