[Intro]

D C G 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       
 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
Won't you show me that you really care?

[Chorus]

     C                        G
Everybody's, got somebody, to lean on
         C                       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

[Guitar Solo]

D C G 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       
 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
Won't you show me that you really care

[Chorus]

     C                        G
Everybody's, got somebody, to lean on
         C                       D
Put your body, next to mine, and dream on

[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

[Outro]

D C G G  2x
C   G Em
C D G G

D C G G  2x  Instead of B7 it has been suggested that G+ (Gaug) be used, or just B Alternates:

Capo II

D  = C
C  = Bb
G  = F
Em = Dm
B7 = A7
B  = A

Capo V

D  = A
C  = G
G  = D
Em = Bm
B7 = F#7
B  = F#

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