Looking Out My Backdoor

Lookin' Out My Back Door

G Em C G D G

[Verse 1]
G                            Em
Just got home from Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy
C          G            D
Got to sit down, take a rest on the porch
G                    Em
Imagination sets in, pretty soon I'm singing
C         G            D           G
Doot, doot, doo, lookin' out my back door


[Verse 2]
G                                     Em
There's a giant doing cartwheels, a statue wearing high heels
C          G                       D
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn
G                    Em
Dinosaur victrola listening to Buck Owens
C         G            D           G
Doot, doot, doo, lookin' out my back door

[Bridge 1]

D                              C              G
Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band
                      Em            D
Won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon  Doo, doo doo
G                   Em
Wondrous apparition provided by magician
C         G            D           G
Doot, doot, doo, lookin' out my back door


D                               C             G
Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band
                       Em            D
Won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon, doo, doo, doo
G                   Em
Bother me tomorrow, today I'll find no sorrow
C         G            D           G
Doot, Doot, Doo, lookin' out my back door


G                            Em
Forward troubles Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy
C          G            D
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn
G                    Em
Bother me tomorrow, today I'll find no sorrow
C         G            D           G
Doot, doot, doo, lookin' out my back door

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