Looking Out My Back Door tab by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Tabs

Tuning: Standard

Difficulty: Novice


looking out my back door

intro      Bb(strum)
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-x--x-x--x-x--x- ---3---3-|
-x--x-x--x-x--x- ---3---3-|
-x--x-x--x-x--x- ---3---3-|
-x--x-x--x-x--x- -1---1---|
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Bb majorBb     G minorGm     Eb MajorEb   Bb majorBb   FF     Bb majorBb
           ----------------------------|
           -s8-s8--6-------------------|
           ----------7s5s3-s7-s7--s5-3-|
           ----------------------------|
           ----------------------------|
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  Bb majorBb                G minorGm
(1)Just got home from Illinois,   lock the front door, oh boy!
(2)There's a giant doing cartwheels, a statue wearin' high heels

Eb MajorEb     Bb majorBb      FF
Got to sit down, take a rest on the porch.
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn

Bb majorBb          G minorGm
Imagination sets in, pretty soon I'm singin',
A augmentedA dinosaur Victrola list'ning to Buck Owens.

CHORUS:
Eb MajorEb    Bb majorBb      FF      Bb majorBb
Doo, doo, doo, Lookin' out my back door.

FF               Eb MajorEb       Bb majorBb
Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band.
           G minorGm      FF
Won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon?(Doo, doo doo)
Bb majorBb          G minorGm
Wond'rous apparition provided by magician.

CHORUS

solo
   Bb majorBb          G minorGm            Eb MajorEb  Bb majorBb  FF
-----------------------------------------------------------------1-------------|
------------------------------------------6---------4s8---6s3--1----1---3--1-1-|
---------------------------3--3-5--3-5s7-----7s5-3--3s8---7s3--2---------------|
-----3--3-3--3-5--3-----3---------------------------5s8---8s3--3------3--------|
-3-5-----------------5---------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Bb majorBb          G minorGm            Eb MajorEb  Bb majorBb  FF    Bb majorBb
-------------------------------------------6---------------------1--------|
----------------------------------------s7---7s5----4s8---6s3--1----1---3-|
---------------------------3--3-5--3-5s----------3--3s8---7s3--2------1-3-|
-----3--3-3--3-5--3-----3---------------------------5s8---8s3--3--------3-|
---------------------5----------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band.
Won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon?
Doo, doo doo.
Bother me tomorrow, today, I'll buy no sorrows.

CHORUS

(mute strings)
Bb majorBb            Bb majorBb A augmentedA AbAb

 G+G           FF     C majorC         A minorAm    G+G
------3----------3-----1----------0---------------------------------3------------|
---------3-5--3-----3-----1-3--1--1--1--1------------------1------------5--3-5-3-|
-2s4------------------------------0------------------0-0-2------2s4--------4-5-4-|
-----------------------------------------------0-2----------------------5--5-5-5-|
-------------------------------------------3-3-----------------------------------|
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C majorC                 A minorAm
Forward troubles Illinois,    lock the front door, oh boy!
FF        C majorC        G+G
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn.
C majorC          A minorAm
Bother me tomorrow, today, I'll buy no sorrows.

CHORUS:
FF     C majorC      G+G      C majorC G+G C majorC
Doo, doo, doo, Lookin' out my back door.

outro
 FF     C majorC      G+G      C majorC G+G C majorC
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-s10-s10---8------------s5-s5----------|
------------------9s5-----------s7--s5-|
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Other versions of Looking Out My Back Door

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