Originally in D, I play in D or A capo 3
Intro
| D | D/C | G/B | G |
| x 2 |
| D | D/C | G/B | G |
| Been beat | up and | battered ‘ | round |
| D | D/C | G/B | G |
| Been sent | up, and I’ve | been shot | down |
| C | G | Em |
| You’re the best thing that | I’ve ever | found |
| C | D | G |
| Handle | me with | care |
| D | D/C | G/B | G |
| Reputa | tions | changeable |
| D | D/C | G/B | G |
| Situ | ations | tolerable |
| C | G | Em |
| But baby, you’re a | dorable |
| C | D |
| Handle me with | care |
| G | Gaug | C | D |
| I’m so | tired of | being | lonely |
| G | Gaug | C | D |
| I still | have some | love to | give |
| G | Gaug | C | D | G |
| Won’t you | show me | that you | really | care |
| C | G | |
| Every | body’s, got somebody, to | lean on |
| C | D | |
| Put your | body, next to mine, and | dream on |
| D | D/C | G/B | G |
| I’ve been fobbed | off, and | I’ve been | fooled |
| D | D/C | G/B | G |
| I’ve been | robbed and | ridiculed |
| C | G | Em |
| In day care centers and | night | schools |
| C | D | G |
| Handle | me with | care |
| D | D/C | G/B | G |
| x 2 |
| D | D/C | G/B | G |
| Been stuck in | airports, | terrorized |
| D | D/C | G/B | G |
| Sent to | meetings, | hypnotized |
| C | G | Em |
| Overexposed, com | mercia | lized |
| C | D |
| Handle me with | care |
| G | Gaug | C | D |
| I’m so | tired of | being | lonely |
| G | Gaug | C | D |
| I still | have some | love to | give |
| G | Gaug | C | D | G |
| Won’t you | show me | that you | really | care |
| C | G | |
| Every | body’s, got somebody, to | lean on |
| C | D | |
| Put your | body, next to mine, and | dream on |
| D | D/C | G/B | G | |
| I’ve | been up | tight and | made a mess |
| D | D/C | G/B | G | |
| But I | ’ll cle | an it up m | yself, I gu | ess |
| C | G | Em |
| Oh, sweet | smell of suc | cess |
| C | D | G |
| Handle | me with | care |
| C | D | G |
| Handle | me with | care |