Looking Out My Backdoor chords by Stray Cats (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
A 
 (A major) Just got home from Illinois,
F#m 
 (F sharp minor) lock  the front door, oh boy
D 
A 
E7 
 (D major) Got to sit  (A major) down, take a  (E7) rest on the porch
A 
F#m 
I (A major) magination sets in,  (F sharp minor) pretty soon I'm singing
D 
A 
E7 
A 
 (D major) Doot, doot,  (A major) doo, looking out  (E7) my back  (A major) door

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Verse 2

There's a giant doing cartwheels,

a statue wearing high heels

Look at all the happy creatures

dancing on the lawn

Dinosaur Victrola, listening to Buck Owens

Doot, doot, doo, looking out my back door

Chorus 1
E7 
 (E7) Tambourines and elephants
D 
A 
are  (D major) playing in the band  (A major) 
F#m 
E7 
Won't take a ride  (F sharp minor) on    the flying  (E7) spoon,
dootin' doo doo
A 
F#m 
 (A major) Wondrous apparition, provided  (F sharp minor) by magician
D 
A 
E7 
A 
 (D major) Doot, doot,  (A major) doo, looking out  (E7) my back  (A major) door

Interlude 1

Chorus 2
E7 
 (E7) Tambourines and elephants
D 
A 
are  (D major) playing in the band  (A major) 
F#m 
E7 
Won't take a ride  (F sharp minor) on    the flying  (E7) spoon,
dootin' doo doo
A 
F#m 
 (A major) Bother me tomorrow, today  (F sharp minor) I'll buy no sorrows
D 
A 
E7 
A 
 (D major) Doot, doot,  (A major) doo, looking out  (E7) my back  (A major) door

Interlude 2

Verse 3
B 
 (B major) Forward troubles Illinois,
G#m 
 (G sharp minor) lock  the front door, oh boy
E 
B 
 (E major) Look at all the happy  (B major) creatures
F#7 
 (F sharp7) dancing on the lawn
B 
G#m 
 (B major) Bother me tomorrow, today  (G sharp minor) I'll buy no sorrows
E 
B 
F#7 
B 
 (E major) Doot, doot,  (B major) doo, looking out  (F sharp7) my back  (B major) door

Outro 1

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: A majorBPM: 100

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

A: x-0-2-2-2-0
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
F#7: 2-4-2-3-2-2
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
G#m: 4-6-6-4-4-4
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0

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This is the definitive original version of Looking Out My Backdoor by Stray Cats, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Stray Cats's performance.