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