looking out my back door



intro            Bb(strum)

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-x--x-x--x-x--x- ---3---3-|

-x--x-x--x-x--x- ---3---3-|

-x--x-x--x-x--x- ---3---3-|

-x--x-x--x-x--x- -1---1---|

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Bb         Gm         Eb      Bb      F         Bb

                      ----------------------------|

                      -s8-s8--6-------------------|

                      ----------7s5s3-s7-s7--s5-3-|

                      ----------------------------|

                      ----------------------------|

                      ----------------------------|



   Bb                                Gm

(1)Just got home from Illinois,      lock the front door, oh boy!

(2)There's a giant doing cartwheels, a statue wearin' high heels



Eb         Bb           F

Got to sit down, take a rest on the porch.

Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn





Bb                   Gm

Imagination sets in, pretty soon I'm singin',

A dinosaur Victrola list'ning to Buck Owens.



CHORUS:

Eb        Bb           F           Bb

Doo, doo, doo, Lookin' out my back door.



F                             Eb             Bb

Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band.

                      Gm            F

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

Bb                    Gm

Wond'rous apparition provided by magician.



CHORUS



solo

     Bb                    Gm                       Eb    Bb   F

-----------------------------------------------------------------1-------------|

------------------------------------------6---------4s8---6s3--1----1---3--1-1-|

---------------------------3--3-5--3-5s7-----7s5-3--3s8---7s3--2---------------|

-----3--3-3--3-5--3-----3---------------------------5s8---8s3--3------3--------|

-3-5-----------------5---------------------------------------------------------|

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     Bb                    Gm                       Eb    Bb   F        Bb

-------------------------------------------6---------------------1--------|

----------------------------------------s7---7s5----4s8---6s3--1----1---3-|

---------------------------3--3-5--3-5s----------3--3s8---7s3--2------1-3-|

-----3--3-3--3-5--3-----3---------------------------5s8---8s3--3--------3-|

---------------------5----------------------------------------------------|

--------------------------------------------------------------------------|



Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band.

Won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon?

Doo, doo doo.

Bother me tomorrow, today, I'll buy no sorrows.



CHORUS



(mute strings)

Bb                       Bb A Ab



 G                     F          C                  Am        G

------3----------3-----1----------0---------------------------------3------------|

---------3-5--3-----3-----1-3--1--1--1--1------------------1------------5--3-5-3-|

-2s4------------------------------0------------------0-0-2------2s4--------4-5-4-|

-----------------------------------------------0-2----------------------5--5-5-5-|

-------------------------------------------3-3-----------------------------------|

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C                                 Am

Forward troubles Illinois,        lock the front door, oh boy!

F               C               G

Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn.

C                   Am

Bother me tomorrow, today, I'll buy no sorrows.



CHORUS:

F         C            G           C G C

Doo, doo, doo, Lookin' out my back door.



outro

 F         C            G            C G C

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-s10-s10---8------------s5-s5----------|

------------------9s5-----------s7--s5-|

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