[Intro]
D - Bm - G - D - A - D
D Bm
Just got home from Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy !
G D A
Got to sit down, take a rest on the porch.
D Bm
Imagination sets in, pretty soon I'm singing,
G D A D
doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door.
D Bm
There's a giant doing cartwheels, a statue wearin' high heels,
G D A
look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn.
D Bm
A dinosaur Victrola, listening to Buck Owens
G D A D
doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door.
A G D
Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band,
Bm A
won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon ?
D Bm
Wond'rous apparition, provided by magician,
G D A D
doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door.
[Interlude]
A F C
Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band,
A G
won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon ?
C A
Bother me tomorrow, today I'll buy no sorrows,
G D A D
doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door.
key change:
[Solo]
B A E E C# B
E C#
Forward troubles Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy !
A E B
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn.
E C#
Bother me tomorrow, today I'll buy no sorrows
A E B E
doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door.
[Outro]
A E B E