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
         Am4                       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
         Am4                       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
       Am4     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
      Am4                       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
       Am4     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
        Am4                        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
     Hey!