LOOKIN OUT MY BACKDOOR - CCR

INTRO: Muffle all strings - 4 measures on rhythm 
X		X		X		X
Chords 
G               G               Em              Em
C		G		D		G             

VERSE 1:
G                            Em
Just got home from Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy!
C          G            D
Got to sit down, take a rest on the porch.
G                    Em
Imagination sets in, pretty soon I m singing
C         G           D           G
Doo, doo, doo, lookin out my back door.

VERSE 2:
G                                   Em
There s a giant doing cartwheels, a statue wearing high heels.
C               G               D
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn.
G                   Em
A dinosaur victrola listning to Buck Owens.
C         G           D           G
Doo, doo, doo, lookin out my back door.

CHORUS 1:
D                             C              G
Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band.
                      Em           D
Won t you take a ride on the flying spoon?   Doo, doo doo
G                   Em
Wondrous apparition provided by magician.
C         G           D           G
Doo, doo, doo, lookin out my back door.

SOLOs over verse

CHORUS 2:
D                             C              G
Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band.
                      Em           D
Won t you take a ride on the flying spoon?     Doo, doo doo
G                   Em
Bother me tomorrow today I have no sorrows
C         G           D           G
Doo, doo, doo, lookin out my back door.

Muffle all strings                 single notes
X        |  X         | X         | g    f3    f

E              E               D              A
A              F#m             E

VERSE 3
A                          F#m
Forward troubles Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy!
D               A               E
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn.
(  SLOW SPEED )
A                     F#m
Bother me tomorrow, today, I ll buy no sorrows.
D         A           E           A
Doo, doo, doo, lookin out my back door.

OUT-TRO: ( RESUME SPEED )
Muffle all strings - 2 measures on rhythm 
X		X		
Solo guitar
D        A        E        A