| Asus2 / A / Asus2 / A / |  Asus2 / A / Asus2 / A / |

| Asus2 / A / Asus2 / A / |  F#m7 / F#m / F#m7 / F#m /  |

| D / Dsus2 / A // | E // A // |

[Verse 1]
A                             F#m
Just got home from Illinois,  lock the front door, oh boy!
D           A            E
Got to  sit down, take a rest on the porch.
 A                    F#m
Imagination sets in,  pretty soon I'm singin'
D         A            E           A
Doo, doo, doo, Lookin' out my back door.

[Verse 2]
  A                          F#m
A giant doing cartwheels,  a statue wearin' high heels.
D               A               E
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn.
  A                    F#m
A dinosaur Victrola,   list'ning to Buck Owens,
D         A            E           A
Doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door.

[Bridge]
E                             D              A
Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band,
             F#m           E
Take a ride  on the flyin' spoon! Doo, doo doo!
A                         F#m
Wond'rous apparition,  provided by magician
D         A           E           A
Doo, doo, doo, lookin out my back door.

[Instrumental]
| A | F#m | D  Db D  A Ab A | E |

| A | F#m | D A | E A |

[Bridge]
E                             D              A
Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band,
             F#m           E
Take a ride  on the flyin' spoon! Doo, doo doo!
A                       F#m
Bother me tomorrow,   today I'll buy no sorrows
D         A           E           A
Doo, doo, doo, lookin out my back door.

[Instrumental]
NC (like a train)

| A | F#m | E B | B G#m | F# |

[Outro]
B                           G#m
Forward troubles Illinois,  lock the front door, oh boy!
E               B               F#
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn.
(slowly)
B                      G#m
Bother me tomorrow,  today I'll buy no sorrows,
E         B           F#          B
Doo, doo, doo, lookin out my back door.