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Creedence Clearwater Revival - Looking Out My Back Door Ukulele Chords

Chord reference G, Em, C, D, F#m, E7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[G] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [G] [G]Just got home from Illinois [Em]lock the front door, oh boy [C]Got to sit [G]down take a [D]rest on the porch [G]Imagination sets in [Em]pretty soon I’m singing [C]doo, doo, [G]doo, lookin’ [D]out my back [G]door

There’s a [G]giant doing cartwheels [Em]a statue wearin’ high heels [C]look at all the [G]happy creatures [D]dancing on the lawn [G]A dinosaur Victrola, [Em]listening to Buck Owens [C]doo, doo, [G]doo, lookin’ [D]out my back [G]door

[D]Tambourines and elephants are [C]playing in the [G]band won’t you [Em]take a ride on the flyin’ [D]spoon ? (doo doo doo) [G]Wond’rous apparition, [Em]provided by magician, [C]doo, doo, [G]doo, lookin’ [D]out my back [G]door

[D]Tambourines and elephants are [C]playing in the [G]band won’t you [Em]take a ride on the flyin’ [D]spoon ? (doo doo doo) [G]Bother me tomorrow, to[Em]day I’ll buy no sorrows [C]doo, doo, [G]doo, lookin’ [D]out my back [G]door

[G] [G] [F#] [F] [E7] [D] [A] [F#m] [E7]

[A]Forward troubles Illinois, [F#m]lock the front door, oh boy [D]Look at all the [A]happy creatures [E7]dancing on the lawn [A]Bother me tomorrow, to[F#m]day I’ll buy no sorrows [D]doo, doo, [A]doo, lookin’ [E7]out my back [A]door [A]

Artist Creedence Clearwater Revival
Album Cosmo's Factory
Genres Rock, Classic Rock
Year 1970
Key G

How to Play Looking Out My Back Door on Ukulele?

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Looking Out My Back Door can be played in the key of G using the G, Em, C, D, F#m, E7 chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G open.
  • For Em, To play Em, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, E open.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open.
  • For D, To play D, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open.
  • For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the E string with finger 3, leave A open.
  • For E7, To play E7, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, leave E open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Looking Out My Back Door with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.