Intro: [C][Am][F][C][G][C]
Verse 1
[C]Just got home from [Am]Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy !
[F]Got to sit [C]down, take a [G]rest on the porch.
[C]Imagination sets [Am]in, pretty soon I’m singing,
[F]doo, doo, [C]doo, [G]lookin’ out my [C]back door.
Verse 2
[C]There’s a giant doing [Am]cartwheels, a statue wearin’ high heels,
[F]look at all the [C]happy [G]creatures dancing on the lawn.
[C]A dinosaur Victro-[Am]la, listening to Buck Owens
[F]doo, doo, [C]doo, [G]lookin’ out my [C]back door.
Chorus
[G]Tambourines and elephants [F]are playing in [C]the band,
won’t you take a [Am]ride on the [G]flyin’ spoon ?
[C]Wond’rous apparition, [Am]provided by magician,
[F]doo, doo, [C]doo, [G]lookin’ out my [C]back door.
Instrumental
[C][Am][F][C][G]
[C][Am][F][C][G][C]
Chorus
[G]Tambourines and elephants [F]are playing in [C]the band,
won’t you take a [Am]ride on the [G]flyin’ spoon ?
[C]Bother me tomorrow, [Am]today I’ll buy no sorrows,
[F]doo, doo, [C]doo, [G]lookin’ out my [C]back door.
key change up
[A][G][D][D][Bm][A]
Verse 3
[D]Forward troubles Illinois, [Bm]lock the front door, oh boy !
[G]Look at all the [D]happy creatures [A]dancing on the lawn.
[D]Bother me tomorrow, [Bm]today I’ll buy no sorrows
[G]doo, doo, [D]doo, lookin’ [A]out my back [D]door.
