Capo on 1st
Intro : /A - - -/F#m - - -/D - A -/E - A-/
[A]Just got home from Illinois,[F#m] lock the front door, oh boy !
[D]Got to sit down[A], take a [E]rest on the [E7]porch.
[A]Imagination sets in,[F#m] pretty soon I'm singing,
[D]doo, doo, d[A]oo, lookin'[E] out my back[A] door.
[A]There's a giant doing cartwheel[F#m]s, a statue wearin' high heels,
[D]look at all the [A]happy creatures[E] dancing on the [E7]lawn.
[A]A dinosaur Victrola[F#m], listening to Buck Owens
[D]doo, doo, [A]doo, looki[E]n' out my bac[A]k door.
[E]Tambourines and elephants are[D] playing in th[A]e band,
won't you take a ride on t[F#m]he flyin' [E]spoon ?
[A]Wond'rous apparition, [F#m]provided by magician,
[D]doo, doo,[A] doo, lookin'[E] out my back[A] door.
/A - - -/F#m - - -/D - A -/E - E7-/
/A - - -/F#m - - -/D - A -/E - A-/
[E]Tambourines and elephants are[D] playing in th[A]e band,
won't you take a ride on t[F#m]he flyin' [E]spoon ?
[A]Bother me tomorrow, to[F#m]day I'll buy no sorrows
[D]doo, doo,[A] doo, lookin[E]' out my bac[A]k door.
Key change:
During solo: F# - - -/ E - B -/B - - -/ G#m - F# -/
[B]Forward troubles Illinois, [G#m]lock the front door, oh boy !
[E]Look at all the h[B]appy creatures d[F#]ancing on the [F#7]lawn.
[B]Bother me tomorrow, to[G#m]day I'll buy no sorrows
[E]doo, doo, [B]doo, lookin' [F#]out my back doo[B]r.
outro E B F# B
After the key change the E chords sounds better if played like this:
(the numbers are referred to the capo)
e|------4-------|
B|------5-------|
G|------4-------|
D|------6-------|
A|------7-------|
E|------x-------|
Intro : /A - - -/F#m - - -/D - A -/E - A-/
[A]Just got home from Illinois,[F#m] lock the front door, oh boy !
[D]Got to sit down[A], take a [E]rest on the [E7]porch.
[A]Imagination sets in,[F#m] pretty soon I'm singing,
[D]doo, doo, d[A]oo, lookin'[E] out my back[A] door.
[A]There's a giant doing cartwheel[F#m]s, a statue wearin' high heels,
[D]look at all the [A]happy creatures[E] dancing on the [E7]lawn.
[A]A dinosaur Victrola[F#m], listening to Buck Owens
[D]doo, doo, [A]doo, looki[E]n' out my bac[A]k door.
[E]Tambourines and elephants are[D] playing in th[A]e band,
won't you take a ride on t[F#m]he flyin' [E]spoon ?
[A]Wond'rous apparition, [F#m]provided by magician,
[D]doo, doo,[A] doo, lookin'[E] out my back[A] door.
/A - - -/F#m - - -/D - A -/E - E7-/
/A - - -/F#m - - -/D - A -/E - A-/
[E]Tambourines and elephants are[D] playing in th[A]e band,
won't you take a ride on t[F#m]he flyin' [E]spoon ?
[A]Bother me tomorrow, to[F#m]day I'll buy no sorrows
[D]doo, doo,[A] doo, lookin[E]' out my bac[A]k door.
Key change:
During solo: F# - - -/ E - B -/B - - -/ G#m - F# -/
[B]Forward troubles Illinois, [G#m]lock the front door, oh boy !
[E]Look at all the h[B]appy creatures d[F#]ancing on the [F#7]lawn.
[B]Bother me tomorrow, to[G#m]day I'll buy no sorrows
[E]doo, doo, [B]doo, lookin' [F#]out my back doo[B]r.
outro E B F# B
After the key change the E chords sounds better if played like this:
(the numbers are referred to the capo)
e|------4-------|
B|------5-------|
G|------4-------|
D|------6-------|
A|------7-------|
E|------x-------|
