Tom:
Introdução:
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What a drag it is getting old
RIFF:
Em
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Em
"Kids are different today,"
I hear every mother say
F D
Mother needs something today to calm her down
G
And though she's not really ill
C Em7 Am
There's a little yellow pill
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Am
She goes running for the shelter
D7
Of a mother's little helper
Em
And it helps her on her way
Gets her through her busy day
Em
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Em
"Things are different today,"
I hear every mother say
F D
Cooking fresh food for a husband's just a drag
G
So she buys an instant cake
C Em7 Am
And she burns her frozen steak
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Am
And goes running for the shelter
D7
Of a mother's little helper
Em
And two help her on her way
Gets her through her busy day
Em
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Em C
Doctor please
D
Some more of these
G
Outside the door
C
She took four more
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What a drag it is getting old
Em
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Em
"Men just aren't the same today"
I hear every mother say
F D
They just don't appreciate that you get tired
G
They're so hard to satisfy
C Em7 Am
You can tranquilize your mind
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Am
So go running for the shelter
D7
Of a mother's little helper
Em
And for to help you through the night
Help to minimize your plight
Em
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Em C
Doctor please
D
Some more of these
G
Outside the door
C
She took four more
Am C D Em
What a drag it is getting old
Em
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Em
"Life's just much too hard today,"
I hear every mother say
F D
The pursuit of happiness just seems a bore
G
And if you take more of those
C Em7 Am
You will get an overdose
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Am
No more running for the shelter
D7
Of a mother's little helper
Em
They just helped you on your way
Through your busy dying day
Em
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D G C G
HEY!