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         D  C  G  

D         C      G         D 
Been beat up and battered 'round, 
          C            G         D 
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      D 
Reputations changeable, 
    C      G     D 
Situations tolerable 
C                 G   Em 
But baby, you're adorable; 
C              D 
Handle me with care 

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 

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

D                C        G         D 
I've been fobbed off, and i've been fooled, 
          C          G   D 
I've been robbed and ridiculed 
C                   G         Em 
In day care centers and night schools; 
C      D       G 
Handle me with care 

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D             C         G     D 
Been stuck in airports, terrorized, 
        C         G    D 
Sent to meetings, hypnotized 
C            G        Em 
Overexposed, commercialized; 
C              D 
Handle me with care 

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 

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

            C         G      D 
I've been uptight and made a mess, 
         C             G       Em 
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 

Solo