Standard (EADGBE)

2x

Been beat up and battered 'round,

 been sent up, and I've been shot down

You're the best thing that I've ever found;

handle me with care

Reputations changeable,

 situations tolerable

But baby, you're adorable;

handle me with care

I'm so tired of being lonely,

I still have some love to give

Won't you show me that you really care

 Everybody's, got somebody, to lean on

 Put your body, next to mine, and dream on

I've been fobbed off, and I've been fooled,

 I've been robbed and ridiculed

In day care centers and night schools;

handle me with care

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Been stuck in airports, terrorized,

 sent to meetings, hypnotized

Overexposed, commercialized;

handle me with care

I'm so tired of being lonely,

I still have some love to give

Won't you show me that you really care

 Everybody's, got somebody, to lean on

 Put your body, next to mine, and dream on

 I've been uptight and made a mess,

 but I'll clean it up myself, I guess

Oh, the sweet smell of success;

handle me with care

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