Back Door Man - The Doors
Chords transcribed by Stefano Serafin
barleycorn@infinito.it

Easiest 12 bar blues in the world, key of A.
When passing from A to D (4th to 5th bar) slide down chords
A-G#-G and play D/F#.
Use pentatonic A scale (A C D E G) for solos.

intro: 12 bars, all in A, band in at 9th.

    A (x02220@1)     A (x02220@1)                    A (x02220@1)   A (x02220@1)D (xx0232@1)DOh (xx0232@1)yeah, ma, yeah I'm a back door man
                 A (x02220@1)AI'm (x02220@1)a back door man
     E (022100@1)                     D (xx0232@1)                A (x02220@1)  AThe (x02220@1)men don't know, but the little girls understand

Hey all you people that tryin' to sleep
I'm out to make it with my midnight dream, yeah
'Cause I'm a back door man
The men don't know, but the little girls understand

solo: |A|A|A|A|
      |D|D|A|A|
      |E|D|A|A|

You men eat your dinner, eat your pork and beans
I eat more chicken than any man ever seen, yeah, yeah
I'm a back door man, what?
The men don't know, but the little girls understand

Well, I'm a back door man
I'm a back door man
Whoa, baby, I'm a back door man
The men don't know, but the little girls understand

end with A7#9, kinda like:

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