| D | C | G | riff | |||
| Been beat | up | and | bat | tered ’round, |
| D | C | G | D | riff | |||
| 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 | C | G | |||
| Reputa | ti | ons | chan | geable, |
| D | C | G | D | |||
| situ | a | tions | tol | erable |
| C | G | Em | ||
| But baby, you’re a | do | ra | ble; |
| C | D | |
| handle me with | care |
| G | B7 | C | D | ||||
| I’m | so | ti | red of | be | ing | lo | nely, |
| G | B7 | C | D | |||
| I | still | have | some | love | to | give |
| G | B7 | C | D | G | ||||
| Won’t | you | show | me | that | you | real | ly | care |
| C | G | |||
| Every | bo | dy’s, got somebody, to | lean | on |
| C | D | |||
| Put your | bo | dy, next to mine, and | dream | on |
| D | C | G | |||
| I’ve | been fucked | up | and | I’ve | been fooled |
| D | C | G | D | |||
| I’ve | been | rob | bed and | ri | diculed |
| C | G | Em | ||
| In daycare | cen | ters and night | schools |
| C | D | G | ||
| Handle | me | with | care |
| D | C | G | |||
| Been stuck in | air | ports, | ter | rorized, |
| D | C | G | D | |||
| sent to | meet | ings, | hyp | notized |
| C | G | Em | ||
| Overexposed, | com | mercia | lized; |
| C | D | |
| handle me with | care |
| G | B7 | C | D | ||||
| I’m | so | ti | red of | be | ing | lo | nely, |
| G | B7 | C | D | |||
| I | still | have | some | love | to | give |
| G | B7 | C | D | G | ||||
| Won’t | you | show | me | that | you | real | ly | care |
| C | G | |||
| Every | bo | dy’s, got somebody, to | lean | on |
| C | D | |||
| Put your | bo | dy, next to mine, and | dream | on |
| D | C | G | |||
| I’ve been | up | tight and | made | a mess, |
| D | C | G | D | |||
| but I’ll | clean | it up my | self, | I guess |
| C | G | Em | ||
| Oh, the sweet | smell | of suc | cess; |
| C | D | G | ||
| handle | me | with | care |
| 𝄆 | D | D/C | | | G/B | G | | | D | D/C | | | G/B | G | 𝄇 |