Standard (EADGBE)
FIRST VERSE:
Precious and fragile things
Need special handling
My God what have we done to you
We always tried to share
The tenderest of care
Now look what we have put you through
BRIDGE **:
Refrain
Things get damaged
Things get broken
I thought we'd manage
But words left unspoken
Left us so brittle
There was so little left to give
...
Notes
* this chord pattern is used throughout the whole song
** this chord pattern is used by Martin Gore during
the live version on Touring the angel