C    D7         Em
What a drag it's getting old
Em
"kids are different today,"
I hear ev'ry mother say
                        F       D
Mother needs something today to calm her down
       G                     C            Am
And though she's not really ill, there's a little yellow pill
     Amsus4                D7
She goes running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
    Em
And it helps her on her way, gets her through her busy day

Em
"Things are different today,"
I hear ev'ry mother say
                           F      D
Cooking fresh food for a husband's just a drag
    G                   C         Am
So she buys an instant cake and she burns her frozen steak
     Amsus4                D7
And goes running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
     Em
And two help her on her way, get her through her busy day

    C             D
Doctor please, some more of these
        G            C    Am
Outside the door, she took four more
   Amsus4       D7
What a drag       it's getting old

Em
"Men just aren't the same today"
I hear ev'ry mother say
                         F        D
They just don't appreciate that you get tired
       G                 C           Am
They're so hard to satisfy, you can tranquilize your mind
   Amsus4                  D7
So go running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
     Em
And four help you through the night, help to minimize your plight

    C             D
Doctor please, some more of these
        G            C    Am
Outside the door, she took four more
   Amsus4       D7
What a drag       it's getting old

Em
"Life's just much too hard today,"
I hear ev'ry mother say
                        F       D
The pursuit of happiness just seems a bore
        G                   C       Am
And if you take some more of those, you will get an overdose
    Amsus4                 D7
No more running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
      Em
They just helped you on your way, through your busy dying day
G
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