Creedence Clearwater Revival – Lookin Out My Back Door (Guitar)

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Song: Lookin' Out My Back Door Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival (Ccr) I think this is how they play it.. I watched a video on youtube and he starts with a C chord... This sounds spot on ... Tune down a half step to match original recorded version - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aae_RHRptRg [Intro] C Am F C G C [Verse 1]
C                         Am
Just got home from Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy !

F              C        G 
Got to sit down, take a rest on the porch.

C                  Am
Imagination sets in, pretty soon I'm singing,

F         C         G           C
doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door.
[Verse 2]
C                              Am
There's a giant doing cartwheels, a statue wearin' high heels,

F               C             G
look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn.

C                  Am
A dinosaur Victrola, listening to Buck Owens

F         C         G            C
doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door.
[Chorus]
G                          F            C
Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band,

                    Am          G
won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon ?

C                     Am
Wond'rous apparition, provided by magician,

F        C           G           C
doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door.
[Instrumental] C Am F C G C Am F C G C [Chorus]
G                          F            C
Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band,

                    Am          G
won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon ?

C                   Am
Bother me tomorrow, today I'll buy no sorrows,

F        C          G           C
doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door.
(key change) C B Bb [Solo] A G D D Bm A [Verse 3]
D                           Bm
Forward troubles Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy !

G                 D                A
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn.

D                     Bm
Bother me tomorrow, today I'll buy no sorrows

G         D            A             D
doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door.
[Outro] G D A D