[Intro] D C G 2x
[Verse 1] [D C] G
Been beat up and battered 'round,
[D C] 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
[Verse 2] [D C] G
Reputations changeable,
[D C] G
situations tolerable
C [G Em[]
But baby, you're adorable;
[C D] G
handle me with care
[Bridge] [G B7] [C D]
I'm so tired of being lonely,
[G B7] [C D]
I still have some love to give
[G B7] [C D] G G
Won't you show me that you really care
[Chorus] C C G G
Everybody's, got somebody, to lean on
C C D D
Put your body, next to mine, and dream on
[Verse 3] [D C] G
I've been fobbed off, and I've been fooled,
[D C] G
I've been robbed and ridiculed
C [G Em]
In day care centers and night schools;
[C D] G
handle me with care
[INTERLUDE] [D C] G 2x
[Verse 4] [D C] G
Been stuck in airports, terrorized,
[D C] G
sent to meetings, hypnotized
C [G Em]
Overexposed, commercialized;
[C D] G
handle me with care
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
[Verse 5] [D C] G
I've been uptight and made a mess,
[D C] G
but I'll clean it up myself, I guess
C [G Em]
Oh, the sweet smell of success;
[C D] G
handle me with care
[INSTRUMENTAL VERSE] (fade out repeating on [D C] G )