D5  C5  G5
D5         C5       G5
Been beat up and battered around
D5        C5           G5
Been set up and I've been shut down
C5                          G5      E5
You're the best thing that I ever found
C5      D5       G5
Handle me with care

Reputations changable,
situations tolerable
But baby you're adorable
Handle me with care

         G5     B5       C5     D5
        I'm so tired of being lonely
         G5      B5        C5       D5
        I still have some love to give
         G5        B5      C5        D5      G5
        Won't you show me that you really care
             C5                      G5
        Everybody's got somebody to lean on
                 C5                     D5
        Put your body next to mine and dream on

I've been fucked up and I've been fooled
I've been robbed and ridiculed
In daycare centers and night schools
Handle me with care

D5   C5   G5    D5   C5   G5

Been stuck in airports terrorized,
Sent to meetings hypnotized
Overexposed commercialized
Handle me with care

CHORUS

I've been uptight and made a mess
But I'm cleaning up myself I guess
Oh the sweet smell of success
Handle me with care

INSTRUMENTAL VERSE