Chords for Mother's Little Helper - The Rolling Stones - Acoustic Guitar Lesson (easy-ish)
Tempo:
127.5 bpm
Chords used:
D
C
Em
G
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Am]
[C] [D]
[Em]
[F]
[D] [G]
[C] [Am]
[D]
[Em] [G]
[A] [C] What a [D] drag it [Em] is getting old.
Things are different today.
I hear every mother say,
Mother needs something today to calm [F] her down.
[D] [G] And though she's not really ill, [C] there's a
little [Am] yellow pill.
She goes running for the shelter [D] of her mother's little helper [Em] and
it helps her on her way.
Gets her through her busy day.
Things are different today.
I hear every mother say, cooking fresh food for her [F] husband's just a drag.
[D] So [G] she buys
an instant cake [C] and she burns [Em] her [Am] friends and shake.
She goes running for the shelter
of [D] her mother's little helper [E] and it helps [Em] her on her way.
Gets her through her busy day.
[C]
Peace, some [D] more of peace, [G] outside the door.
She [C] took for more.
What a [D] drag it is [Em] getting old.
Men just aren't the same today.
I hear every mother say, they just don't appreciate the
[F] old.
They're so weak and tired.
[D]
They're [G] so hard to satisfy.
[C] You can tranquilize [A] your
mind.
She goes running for the shelter [D] of her mother's little helper [Em] and for help you
through the night.
Helps her minimize your plight.
[C] Peace, some more [D] of peace, [G] outside the door.
She [C] took for more.
What a [D] drag it is [Em] getting old.
Life gets much too hard today.
I hear every mother say, the pursuit of happiness just
seems [F] to bore.
[D] [G] And if you take more of those, you [C] will get [Em] an [Am]
overdose.
No [A] more running
for the shelter of [D] her mother's little helper.
[Em] They just help you on your way through your
busy darn day.
[G] Hey!
[G#]
[Em]
[F]
[D]
[G]
[C]
[Em] [Am]
[C]
[D]
[G]
[C]
[Am] [C]
[D]
[Em]
[G]
[A]
[G] [F#]
[G]
[A]
[G]
[Em]
Hey!
[C] [D]
[Em]
[F]
[D] [G]
[C] [Am]
[D]
[Em] [G]
[A] [C] What a [D] drag it [Em] is getting old.
Things are different today.
I hear every mother say,
Mother needs something today to calm [F] her down.
[D] [G] And though she's not really ill, [C] there's a
little [Am] yellow pill.
She goes running for the shelter [D] of her mother's little helper [Em] and
it helps her on her way.
Gets her through her busy day.
Things are different today.
I hear every mother say, cooking fresh food for her [F] husband's just a drag.
[D] So [G] she buys
an instant cake [C] and she burns [Em] her [Am] friends and shake.
She goes running for the shelter
of [D] her mother's little helper [E] and it helps [Em] her on her way.
Gets her through her busy day.
[C]
Peace, some [D] more of peace, [G] outside the door.
She [C] took for more.
What a [D] drag it is [Em] getting old.
Men just aren't the same today.
I hear every mother say, they just don't appreciate the
[F] old.
They're so weak and tired.
[D]
They're [G] so hard to satisfy.
[C] You can tranquilize [A] your
mind.
She goes running for the shelter [D] of her mother's little helper [Em] and for help you
through the night.
Helps her minimize your plight.
[C] Peace, some more [D] of peace, [G] outside the door.
She [C] took for more.
What a [D] drag it is [Em] getting old.
Life gets much too hard today.
I hear every mother say, the pursuit of happiness just
seems [F] to bore.
[D] [G] And if you take more of those, you [C] will get [Em] an [Am]
overdose.
No [A] more running
for the shelter of [D] her mother's little helper.
[Em] They just help you on your way through your
busy darn day.
[G] Hey!
[G#]
[Em]
[F]
[D]
[G]
[C]
[Em] [Am]
[C]
[D]
[G]
[C]
[Am] [C]
[D]
[Em]
[G]
[A]
[G] [F#]
[G]
[A]
[G]
[Em]
Hey!
Key:
D
C
Em
G
Am
D
C
Em
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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] [C] What a _ [D] drag it [Em] is getting old. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Things are different today.
I hear every mother say,
Mother needs something today to calm [F] her down.
[D] _ _ [G] And though she's not really ill, [C] there's a
little [Am] yellow pill.
She goes running for the shelter [D] of her mother's little helper [Em] and
it helps her on her way.
Gets her through her busy day. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Things are different today.
I hear every mother say, cooking fresh food for her [F] husband's just a drag.
[D] _ So [G] she buys
an instant cake [C] and she burns [Em] her [Am] friends and shake.
She goes running for the shelter
of [D] her mother's little helper [E] and it helps [Em] her on her way.
Gets her through her busy day. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Peace, some [D] more of _ peace, [G] outside the door.
She [C] took for _ more.
_ What a [D] drag it is [Em] getting old. _ _ _
_ _ _ Men just aren't the same today.
I hear every mother say, they just don't appreciate the
[F] old.
They're so weak and tired.
[D] _
They're [G] so hard to satisfy.
[C] You can tranquilize [A] your
mind.
She goes running for the shelter [D] of her mother's little helper [Em] and for help you
through the night.
Helps her minimize your plight. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ Peace, some more [D] of _ peace, [G] outside the door.
She [C] took for _ more.
_ What a [D] drag it is [Em] getting old. _ _ _ _ _ _
Life gets much too hard today.
I hear every mother say, the pursuit of happiness just
seems [F] to bore.
[D] _ _ [G] And if you take more of those, you [C] will get [Em] an [Am]
overdose.
No [A] more running
for the shelter of [D] her mother's little helper.
[Em] They just help you on your way through your
busy darn day. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Hey! _
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Hey! _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] [C] What a _ [D] drag it [Em] is getting old. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Things are different today.
I hear every mother say,
Mother needs something today to calm [F] her down.
[D] _ _ [G] And though she's not really ill, [C] there's a
little [Am] yellow pill.
She goes running for the shelter [D] of her mother's little helper [Em] and
it helps her on her way.
Gets her through her busy day. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Things are different today.
I hear every mother say, cooking fresh food for her [F] husband's just a drag.
[D] _ So [G] she buys
an instant cake [C] and she burns [Em] her [Am] friends and shake.
She goes running for the shelter
of [D] her mother's little helper [E] and it helps [Em] her on her way.
Gets her through her busy day. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Peace, some [D] more of _ peace, [G] outside the door.
She [C] took for _ more.
_ What a [D] drag it is [Em] getting old. _ _ _
_ _ _ Men just aren't the same today.
I hear every mother say, they just don't appreciate the
[F] old.
They're so weak and tired.
[D] _
They're [G] so hard to satisfy.
[C] You can tranquilize [A] your
mind.
She goes running for the shelter [D] of her mother's little helper [Em] and for help you
through the night.
Helps her minimize your plight. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ Peace, some more [D] of _ peace, [G] outside the door.
She [C] took for _ more.
_ What a [D] drag it is [Em] getting old. _ _ _ _ _ _
Life gets much too hard today.
I hear every mother say, the pursuit of happiness just
seems [F] to bore.
[D] _ _ [G] And if you take more of those, you [C] will get [Em] an [Am]
overdose.
No [A] more running
for the shelter of [D] her mother's little helper.
[Em] They just help you on your way through your
busy darn day. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Hey! _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
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Hey! _ _ _ _ _ _ _