7 Chords used in the song: C, Am, F, G, A, D, Bm
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[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 Bm 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
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About this song: Lookin Out My Backdoor
"Lookin' out My Back Door" is a song recorded by the American band Creedence Clearwater Revival and written by the band's lead singer, guitarist and songwriter, John Fogerty.It was included on their 1970 album "Cosmo's Factory", the group's fifth album. The song's lyrics, filled with colorful, dream-like imagery, led some to believe that the song was about drugs. According to the drug theory, the "flying spoon" in the song was a cocaine spoon, and the crazy animal images were an acid trip. Read more on Last.fm.