Mother’s Little Helper (chromatic) Harmonica Tabs

By: Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
The Rolling Stones
Key: G

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What a drag it is get-ting old
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«Kids are dif-fer-ent to-day»
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I hear ev-‘ry moth-er say
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Moth-er needs some-thing to-day
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to calm her down
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And though she’s not real-ly ill
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There’s a lit-tle yel-low pill
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She goes run-ning for the shel-ter
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of a moth-er’s lit-tle help-er
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And it helps her on her way,
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gets her through her bus-y day

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«Things are dif-fer-ent to-day»
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I hear ev-‘ry moth-er say
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Cook-ing fresh food for a hus-band’s just a drag
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So she buys an in-stant cake
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and she burns her fro-zen steak
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And goes run-ning for the shel-ter
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of a moth-er’s lit-tle help-er
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And two help her on her way,
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get her through her bus-y day

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Doc-tor please, some more of these
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Out-side the door, she took four more
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What a drag it is get-ting old

«Men just aren’t the same today»
I hear ev’ry mother say
They just don’t appreciate that you get tired
They’re so hard to satisfy,
You can tranquilize your mind
So go running for the shelter
of a mother’s little helper
And four help you through the night,
help to minimize your plight

Doctor please, some more of these
Outside the door, she took four more
What a drag it is getting old

«Life’s just much too hard today,»
I hear ev’ry mother say
The pursuit of happiness just seems a bore
And if you take more of those,
you will get an overdose
No more running for the shelter
of a mother’s little helper
They just helped you on your way,
through your busy dying day