19 acessos
Dm G Am
1. What a drag it is getting old.
"Kids are different today,"I hear ev'ry mother say,
G
mother needs something today to calm her down,
C F Dm
and though she's not really ill, there's a little yellow pill,
G
she goes running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
Am
and it helps her on her way, gets her through her busy day.
Am
2. "Things are different today," I hear ev'ry mother say,
G
cooking fresh food for a husband's just a drag.
C F Dm
So she buys an instant cake and she burns her frozen steak,
G
and goes running for the shelter of a mother's little helper,
Am
and two help her on her way, get her through her busy day.
F G C
Doctor, please, some more of these, outside the door,
F d a
she took four more, what a drag it is getting old.
Am
3. "Men just aren't the same today," I hear ev'ry mother say,
G
they just don't appreciate that you get tired,
C F d
they're so hard to satisfy, you can tranquilise your mind,
G
so go running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
Am
and four help you through the night, help to minimise your plight. + REFRAIN
Am
4. Life's just much too hard today," I hear ev'ry mother say,
G
the pursuit of happiness just seems a bore,
C F Dm
and if you take more of those, you will get an overdose,
G
no more running to the shelter of a mother's little helper
Am
they just helped you on your way through your busy dying day. + REFRAIN