Intro: Bb  Gm  Eb Bb F Bb 

    Bb                            Gm 
    Just got home from Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy! 
    Eb          Bb           F           F7 
    Got to sit down take a rest on the porch. 
      Bb                  Gm 
    Imagination sets in, pretty soon I'm singin', 
    Eb         Bb            F7          Bb 
    doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door. 

              Bb                         Gm 
    There's a giant doin' cartwheels, a statue wearin' high heels, 
    Eb               Bb               F              F7 
    look at all the happy creatures dancin' on the lawn. 
      Bb                  Gm 
    A dinosaur victrola, listenin' to Buck Owens, 
    Eb         Bb            F7          Bb 
    doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door. 

    F                            Eb              Bb 
    Tamborines and elephants are playin' in the band. 
                          Gm            F      F7 
    Won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon? 
    Bb                        Gm 
    Wondrous apparition, provided by magician, 
    Eb         Bb            F7          Bb 
    doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door. 

    (Solo 1) Bb  Gm  Eb  Bb  F7 
             Bb  Gm  Eb  Bb  F7  Bb 


    F                            Eb              Bb 
    Tamborines and elephants are playin' in the band. 
                          Gm            F      F7 
    Won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon? 
    Bb                     Gm 
    Bother me  tomorrow, today I'll buy no sorrows, 
    Eb         Bb            F7          Bb 
    doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door. 

    Modulação (Bb A Ab G) 
    (Solo 2) G  F  C  C  Am  G 

    C                          Am 
    Forward troubles Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy! 
    F               C               G              G7 
    Look at all the happy creatures dancin' on the lawn. 

 Fica mais lenta nesse ponto 

    C                     Am 
    Bother me tomorrow, today I'll buy no sorrows, 
    F         C            G7          C 
    doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door. 

Final: (mais rápido) 
F   C   G7  C G7 C