Tabs (Ver. 2)
Lookin Out My Back Door
Key of 
Bb majorBb Tune down whole step to 
D MajorD tuning
e=D
B=A
G=F
D=C
A=G
E=D
Intro: (muted) 
C majorC 
A minorAm 
FF C majorC 
G+G C majorC
|---------|---------||----------|-----------|------------|-----------|
(slide) e |-/5-/5-3----------------|
BB |---------5----/5-/5-3---|
G+G |-----------5---------5--|
D MajorD |------------------------|
A augmentedA |------------------------|
E MajorE |------------------------|
C majorC A minorAm FF C majorC G+G
Just got home from Illinois…. Lock the front door oh boy… Got to set down take a rest on the porch
C majorC A minorAm FF C majorC G+G C majorC
Imagination sets in… pretty soon I'm singin… Doo doo doo lookin out my back door
C majorC A minorAm FF C majorC G+G
Giant doin cart wheels.. A augmentedA statue wearing high heels.. Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn
C majorC A minorAm FF C majorC G+G C majorC
Dinosaur victrola… listenin to Buck Owens… Doo doo doo lookin out my back door
G+G FF C majorC A minorAm G+G
Tambourines and elephants are playin in the band…Won't you take a ride on the flyin spoon doot doo doo
C majorC A minorAm FF C majorC G+G C majorC
Wonderous apparition… provided by magician… Doo doo doo lookin out my back door
C majorC A minorAm FF C majorC G+G
e |-----------------------------3---------1/5-3/0---3-0-------|
BB |-------------------1-1-3-1-/5—5\3-1----1/6-5/1---0--3------|
G+G |-----0-0-0-0-2-0-0---------------------2/5-5/0---0---0-----|
D MajorD |-0-2------------2------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |-------------------------------------------------------0-2-|
E MajorE |------------------------------------------------------3----|
C majorC A minorAm FF C majorC G+G C majorC
e |-------------------------3--------1/5-3/0---3---0----|
BB |---------------1-1-3-1-/5-5\3-1---1/6-5/1---0-0---1--|
G+G |-0-0-0-0-2-0-0--------------------2/5-5/0---0—-0--0--|
D MajorD |------------2-------------------------------------2--|
A augmentedA |-3------------------------------------------------3--|
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G FF C majorC A minorAm G+G
Tambourines and elephants are playin in the band…Won't you take a ride on the flyin spoon doot doo doo
C majorC A minorAm FF C majorC G+G C majorC
Bother me tomorrow… today I'll find no sorrow… Doo doo doo lookin out my back door
(muted) C majorC BB Bb majorBb
|-------|---------| A augmentedA G+G D MajorD 
B minorBm A augmentedA
e |-----------5--------5----3---------2-----------------------------5-------------|
BB |-------------5-7--5---5----3-5--3--3--3--3--------------3------------7--5-7-5--|
G+G |-------4/6-------------------------2---------------2-2-4-----4/6--------6-7-6--|
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------2-4-----------------------------|
A augmentedA |-3-2-1--------------------------------------5-5--------------------------------|
E MajorE |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD B minorBm G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
Forward troubles Illinois…Lock the front door oh boy…Look at all the happy creatures dancin on the lawn
(half speed) D MajorD B minorBm G+G D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
Bother me tomorrow… today I'll find no sorrow… Doo doo doo lookin out my back door
(pickup speed) (muted)
|--------|--------| G+G D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
e |-/7-/7-5-----------------|
BB |---------7---/7-/7-5-\3--|
G+G |----------7--------------|
D MajorD |-------------------------|
A augmentedA |-------------------------|
E MajorE |-------------------------|
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