The Rolling Stones - Mother's Little Helper: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Mother's Little Helper" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Mother's Little Helper Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Rolling Stones

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Mother's Little Helper" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

 C      Am     D          Em
What a drag it is getting old
  Em
"Kids are different today,"
I hear every mother say
                                          F
Mother needs something today to calm her down
            G
And though she's not really ill
             C
There's a little yellow pill

          Am              Asus2
She goes running for the shelter
      Am              Asus2
Of a 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 a husband's just a drag
So she buys an instant cake
And she burns her frozen steak

And goes running for the shelter
Of a mother's little helper
And to help her on her way
Get her through her busy day

Chorus:
         C
Doctor please
               D
Some more of these
             G
Outside the door
               C
She took four more
        Am     D          Em
What a drag it is getting old

"Men just aren't the same today
I hear every mother say
They just don't appreciate that you get tired
They're so hard to satisfy
You can tranquilise your mind

So go running for the shelter
Of a mother's little helper
And for to help you through the night
Help to minimise your plight

Chorus

"Life's just much too hard today,"
I hear every 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 to the shelter
Of a mother's little helper
They just helped you on your way
Through your busy dying day



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Mother's Little Helper" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Mother's Little Helper" by The Rolling Stones.

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