D C G  2x

[Verse 1]

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

[Verse 2]

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

[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         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

[Guitar Solo]

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[Verse 4]

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

[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]

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

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