LOOKIN' OUT MY BACK DOOR

by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Words & Music written by John Fogerty
Album: Cosmo's Factory (1970)



Chords: E    e 
Bb      x13331
Gm      355333
Eb      x68886
F       133211
G       320003
C       x32010
Am      x02210

INTRO:

     Bb                                    Gm
E-|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------|
B-|--------3-------3---|-----3-------3---|------3--------3--|-----3-------3--|
G-|--------3-------3---|-----3-------3---|------3--------3--|-----3-------3--|
D-|--------3-------3---|-----3-------3---|------5--------5--|-----5-------5--|
A-|----1---------------|-1---------------|-----------5------|---------5------|
E-|-(Rhy. Gtr)-1-------|---------1-------|--3---------------|-3--------------|

                       Bb
    Eb (Rhy. Gtr cont. sim.)                F               Bb
E-|---3-------3----|--1------------------|----------------|----------|
B-|----------------|----------3--1-------|--3----3-----1--|----------|
G-|----------------|-----------------3---|----------------|-3--------|
D-|----------------|---------------------|----------------|----------|
A-|----------------|---------------------|----------------|----------|
E-|-(slide gtr.)---|---------------------|----------------|----------|


VERSE 1:

Bb                                Gm
Just got home from Illinois ___   Lock the front door oh boy __
Eb         Bb          F
Got to set down take a rest on the porch ___
Bb                   Gm
Imagination sets in, pretty soon I'm singin'
Eb        Bb           F           Bb
Doot doot doot looking out my back door


CHORUS:

Giant doin cart wheels ___
A statue wearing high heels ___
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on and on ___
Dinosaur victrola  listenin to Buck Owens ___
Doot doot doot lookin' out my back door ___


VERSE 2:

F                             Eb            Bb
Tambourines and elephants are playin in the band
                      Gm           F
Won't you take a ride on the flyin spoon doot doo doo
Bb                     Gm
Wonderous apparition  provided by magician
Eb        Bb          F           Bb
Doot doot doot lookin out my back door


GUITAR SOLO:

     Bb                                   Gm
E-|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
B-|--------------------|---------------|-----------1-----1-|/3---6---31---|
G-|------------------0-|-(0)-----------|--3-----3------3---|-------------3-|
D-|--3-----3--3---3----|-----3---0---3-|-------------------|---------------|
A-|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
E-|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|

     Eb              Bb              F
E-|---------------|---------------|-------1------------|-------------------|
B-|--4----/8------|--6----3------|--1----------1------|------1---1--------|
G-|--3----/8------|--7----3------|--2-----------------|-------------------|
D-|--5----/8------|--8----3------|--3--------------3--|-(3)---------------|
A-|---------------|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|
E-|---------------|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|

     Bb                                   Gm
E-|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
B-|--------------------|---------------|-----------1-----1-|/3---6---31---|
G-|------------------0-|-(0)-----------|--3-----3------3---|-------------3-|
D-|--3-----3--3---3----|-----3---0---3-|-------------------|---------------|
A-|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
E-|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|

     Eb              Bb              F                      Bb
E-|----------------|----------------|-------1------------|-------------------|
B-|--4-----/8------|--6-----3------|--1------------1----|--3----------------|
G-|--3-----/8------|--7-----3------|--2-----------------|--3----------------|
D-|--5-----/8------|--8-----3------|--3-----------------|--3----------------|
A-|----------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------------|
E-|----------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------------|


CHORUS:

Smile with me tomorrow, today I'll find no sorrow
Doot doot doot lookin out my back door ___


BREAK:

     Bb                                               G
E-||--------(repeat 2 times)---||-------------------|-----3--------|
B-||--3------------------------||-------------------|------------5-|
G-||:-3--x-x---x-x---x-x---x--:||-------------------|-4------------|
D-||:-3--x-x---x-x---x-x---x--:||-------------------|--------------|
A-||--1--x-x---x-x---x-x---x---||-------1---0-------|--------------|
E-||-----x-x---x-x---x-x---x---||----------------4--|--------------|

                       F                  C
E-|---------3--------|-1----------------|-0-------------|----------------|
B-|-(5)-3---------3--|-------3----1-----|-1----------1--|----------------|
G-|------------------|------------------|-0------0------|----------------|
D-|------------------|------------------|---------------|-------0-2------|
A-|------------------|------------------|---------------|-3--3-----------|
E-|------------------|------------------|---------------|----------------|

    Am               G                   C    G
E-|---------------|------3-----0--|------0----------|
B-|----------1----|--0------------|--3---1----3-----|
G-|-0--0--2-------|---------------|--0---0----0-----|
D-|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
A-|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
E-|---------------|---------------|-----------------|


VERSE 3:

C                           Am
Forward troubles Illinois.  Lock the front door oh boy
F               C               G
Look at all the happy creatures dancin on and on
C                   Am
Bother me tomorrow, today I'll find no sorrow
F         C           G           C  G  C
Doot doot doot lookin out my back door.


OUTRO:
                                F             C            G           C  G  C
e-||------------------------||--5-----5-----|-3----0----|--0---0------|-----|
B-||--x--x-x--x-x--x--x--x--||--------------|---------1-|----------3--|1----|
G-||:-x--x-x--x-x--x--x--x-:||--------------|-----------|-------------|-----|
D-||:-x--x-x--x-x--x--x--x-:||--------------|-----------|-------------|-----|
A-||--x--x-x--x-x--x--x--x--||--------------|-----------|-------------|-----|
E-||------------------------||-(slide gtr.)-|-----------|-------------|-----|



Tabbed By: Jaakko Pimperi (jakep83@yahoo.com)
27.5.1999 V1.0