Back Door Man Tab by The Doors
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Intro 1
(A major) Wha, yeah
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C'mon,
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(A major) yeah,
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(A major)
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Oh, yeah
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Verse 1
(A major) I am a, yeah, I'm a back door man
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(A flat major) (G major)
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(D7) I'm a back door
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(A major) man (A major) The
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(E7) men don't know, but the
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(D7) little girls understand
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Verse 2
(A major) Hey, all you people that tryin' to sleep
I'm out to make it with my
midnight dream, (A flat major) (G major) yeah
(D7) 'Cause I'm a back door (A major) man
The (E7) men don't know,
but the (D7) little girls understand
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All right, yeah
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Solo 1
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Interlude 1
(A major) (A major)
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Verse 3
(A major) You men eat your dinner,
eat your pork and beans
I eat more chicken than any
man ever seen, (A flat major) yeah, (G major) yeah (D7)
I'm a back door (A major) man, wha
The (E7) men don't know, but the
(D7) little girls understand
(A major)
Verse 4
Well, I'm a (A major) back door man
I'm a back door man (A flat major) (G major)
(D7) Whoa, baby, I'm a (A major) back door man
The (E7) men don't know,
but the (D7) little girls understand
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