Instruments
| D C | G/B G | [x2]
A1
| D C | G/B G | D C | G/B G | Been beat up and battered around Been sent up, and I've been shot down| C | G/B Em | C D | G | You're the best thing that I've ever found Handle me with care| D C | G/B G | D C | G/B G | Reputation's changeable Situation's tolerable| C | G/B Em | C | D | But baby, you're adorable Handle me with care
* B
| G Gaug | C D | G Gaug | C D |I'm so tired of being lonely I still have some love to give| G Gaug | C D | G | G |Won't you show me that you really care?
** C
| C | C | G | G |Everybody's got somebody to lean on | C | C | D | D |Put your body next to mine, and dream on
A2
| D C | G/B G | D C | G/B G |I've been fobbed off, and I've been fooled I've been robbed and ridiculed | C | G/B Em | C D | G |In day care centres and night schools Handle me with care
Guitar Solo
| D C | G/B G | D C | G/B G |
A3
| D C | G/B G | D C | G/B G |Been stuck in airports, terrorised Sent to meetings, hypnotised| C | G/B Em | C | D | Overexposed, commercialised Handle me with care
* B
| G Gaug | C D | G Gaug | C D |I'm so tired of being lonely I still have some love to give| G Gaug | C D | G | G |Won't you show me that you really care?
** C
| C | C | G | G |Everybody's got somebody to lean on | C | C | D | D |Put your body next to mine, and dream on
A4
| D C | G/B G | D C | G/B G |I've been uptight and made a mess But I'll clean it up myself, I guess| C | G/B Em | C D | G | Oh, the sweet smell of success Handle me with care
Guitar Solo
| D C | G/B G | D C | G/B G || C | G/B Em | C D | G |
Ending [Fade]
| D C | G/B G | D C | G/B G || C | G/B Em | C D | G |