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Mother's Little Helper

Key: E

Introduction:

difficulty
intermediate |||||
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What a drag it is getting old...
#1.
 Em 
Kids are different today, I hear every mother say,
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Mother needs something today, to calm her down.
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And though she's not really ill, there's a little yellow pill..
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She goes running for the shelter of her mother's little helper,
               Em 
and it helps her on her way, gets her through her busy day.
#2.
 Em 
Things are different today, I hear every mother say,
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cooking fresh food for her husband's just a drag.
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So, she buys an instant cake and she burns her frozen steak,
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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.
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Doctor please, some more of these..outside the door,
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she took four more.
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What a drag it is getting old..
#3.
 Em 
Men just aren't the same today, I hear every mother say,
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they just don't appreciate that you get tired.
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They're so hard to satisfy, but you can tranquilize your mind.
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and go running for the shelter of a mother's little helper,
                   Em 
and four help you through the night, help to minimize your plight.
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Doctor please, some more of these..outside the door,
                             C 
she took four more.
               D7                                 Em 
What a drag it is getting old..
#4.
 Em 
Life's just much too hard today, I hear every mother say,
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the pursuit of happiness just seems a bore.
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And if you take more of those, you will get an overdose.
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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.
 Em         C                                       D                                     G 
Doctor please, some more of these..outside the door,
                               C 
she took four more.
                 D7                                 Em 
What a drag it is getting old..
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