| D D/C G (2x) |
| D | D/C | D/B | G |
| Been beat | up and | battered a | round |
| D | D/C | D/B | G |
| Been set | up and I’ve | been shut | down |
| C | Csus2/B | G | Em |
| You’re the | best thing that | I ever | found |
| C | D | G |
| Handle | me with | care |
| D | D/C | D/B | C |
| Reput | ations | changab | le |
| D | D/C | D/B | C |
| situ | ations | tolerab | le |
| C | Csus2/B | G | Em |
| But baby | you’re ad | orabl | e |
| C | D |
| Handle me with | care |
| G | G+ | C | D |
| I’m so | tired of | being | lonely |
| G | G+ | C | D |
| I still | have some | love to | give |
| G | G+ | C | D | G |
| Won’t you | show me | that you | really | care |
| C | G | |
| Every | body’s got somebody to | lean on |
| C | D | |
| Put your | body next to mine and | dream on |
| D | D/C | D/B | G |
| I’ve been fobbed | off and | I’ve been fool | ed |
| D | D/C | D/B | G |
| I’ve been | robbed and | ridicul | ed |
| C | Csus2/B | G | Em |
| In daycare | centers and | night | schools |
| C | D | G |
| Handle | me with | care |
| D D/C G (2x) |
| D | D/C | D/B | G |
| Been stuck in | airports | terrori | zed |
| D | D/C | D/B | G |
| Sent to | meetings | hypnoti | zed |
| C | Csus2/B | G | Em |
| Overex | posed, | commercia | lized |
| C | D |
| Handle me with | care |
| G | G+ | C | D |
| I’m so | tired of | being | lonely |
| G | G+ | C | D |
| I still | have some | love to | give |
| G | G+ | C | D | G |
| Won’t you | show me | that you | really | care |
| C | G | |
| Every | body’s got somebody to | lean on |
| C | D | |
| Put your | body next to mine and | dream on |
| D | D/C | D/B | G |
| I’ve been up | tight and | made a | mess |
| D | D/C | D/B | G |
| But I’ll clean it | up my | self I | guess |
| C | Csus2/B | G | Em |
| Oh the | sweet | smell of suc | cess |
| C | D | G |
| Handle | me with | care |
| Solo over verse chords (2x) |