Lookin' Out My Back Door — Creedence Clearwater Revival

Chords and lyrics for Lookin' Out My Back Door by Creedence Clearwater Revival (key of G, capo 3).

Intro

[G] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [G]

Verse 1

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

Verse 2

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

Bridge 1

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

Solo 1

[G] [Em] [C] [G] [D]
[G] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [G]

Bridge 2

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

Break

[G] [F#] [F] [E] [D] [A] [A] [F#m] [E]

Verse 3

[A]Forward troubles Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy
[D]Look at all the happy creatures [A]dancing on the [E]lawn
[A]Bother me tomorrow, today I'll find no [F#m]sorrow
[D]Doo, doo, doo, [A]lookin' out my back [E]door [A]

Outro

[D] [A] [E] [A]