INTRO:
       Am     C      D          Em
      What a drag it is getting old

RIFF: 
   Em
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VERSE:
        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


BDA K: 
                 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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B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|


VERSE:
          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


BDA K: 
                 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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B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|


CHORUS:
       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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B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|


VERSE:
        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


BDA K:
               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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B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|


CHORUS:
       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
E|--2-3-3/5-3-2-3--|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|


VERSE:
         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


BDA K:
                 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 


OUTRO:
   Em
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G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

THEN:
 D D G G C C C G   G 
                  HEY!