[B]Intro[/B] : C - Am - F - C - G - C
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.
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.
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.
[B]
Interlude[/B]
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.
D B
Forward troubles Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy !
G D A
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn.
D B
Bother me tomorrow, today I'll buy no sorrows
G D A D
doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door.
[B]
Outro[/B]: G D A D