Tom: Dm

           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