Back In Your Own Back Yard

Words & Music by Al Jolson, Billy Rose, and Dave Dreyer
Recorded by Al Jolson, 1927



 D  A7   A7+   D           Bm Fdim(III) Em7        A7
The bird with feathers of blue   is    waiting for you

 Em7         A7  A7+   D   Cdim(IV)   Em7      A7
Back in your own back yard;



 D     A7   A7+   D        Bm   Fdim(III) Em7 A7sus4        A7
You'll find your castle in Spain through your  win - dow - pane

Em7           A7 A7+   D
Back in your own back yard.



Bridge:

DM7        F#m             F#m+7    
Oh, you can go to the east, go to the west,

 F#m7           B7
Someday you'll come

 E       E7   Bm7-5            Gm      A7
Weary at heart back where you started from.



A7+    A7   A7+   D        Bm  Fdim(III) Em7        A7
You'll find your happiness lies  right   under your eyes

Em7          A7  A7+   D
Back in your own back yard.

The lyric and guitar chord transcriptions on this site are the work of The Guitarguy and are intended for private study, research, or educational purposes only. Individual transcriptions are inspired by and and based upon the recorded versions cited, but are not necessarily exact replications of those recorded versions.