Handle With Care - Traveling Wilburys
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Handle with care


(Intro)D D/C G/B G (x2)
(see below for tab)


(Verse)
D D/C G/B G
Been beat up and battered around
D D/C G/B G
Been set up and I've been shut down
C G Em
You're the best thing that I ever found
C D G
Handle me with care

Reputation’s changeable,
situation’s tolerable
But baby you're adorable
C D
Handle me with care


(chorus)
G B7 C D
I'm so tired of being lonely
G B7 C D
I still have some love to give
G B7 C D G
Won't you show me that you really care

C G
Everybody's got somebody to lean on
C D
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

(solo 1 - see below)

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

(Solo 2 - see below)



Suggested rhythm arrangement for solo guitar
for intro and verses

e1 |---2-2-2---2-2-2-|-----------------| (x2)
B2 |---3-3-3---3-3-3-|---3-3---------3-|
G3 |---2-2-2---2-2-2-|---0-0---------0-|
D4 |-0---------------|-----------------|
A5 |---------3-------|-2---------0-2---|
E6 |-----------------|-------3---------|
> > > >

e1 |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-0---0-0-0-|
B2 |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|
G3 |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|
D4 |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-2---2-2-2-|
A5 |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|
E6 |-----------------|-3-3-3-0---0-0-0-|
> > > >

e1 |-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3---3---x---|
B2 |-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0---0---x---|
G3 |-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0---0---x---|
D4 |-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0---0---x---|
A5 |-3-3-3-3---------|-2-2-2---2---x---|
E6 |-----------------|-3-3-3---3---x---|



Solo 1

|-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-|-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-| (8th notes)

e1 |-----------------|-----------------|
B2 |-----------------|-----------------|
G3 |-5h7---------7-5-|-4---------------|
D4 |-----------------|-------5---------|
A5 |-----------------|-----------------|
E6 |-----------------|-----------------|

e1 |-----------------|-----------------|
B2 |---7---------7-8-|-8---------------|
G3 |-7---------------|---------7-------|
D4 |-----------------|-----------------|
A5 |-----------------|-----------------|
E6 |-----------------|-----------------|



Solo 2
(This solo is tabbed for open position.
Learn it then play an octave higher in 12th position.)

|-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-0-1-2-3-4-5-6-| (16th notes)

e1 |---------------------------------|
B2 |-3---------------------------0h3p|
G3 |---------------------------------|
D4 |---------------------------------|
A5 |---------------------------------|
E6 |---------------------------------|

e1 |---------------------------------|
B2 |-0-------------------------------|
G3 |---0-------------------------2h5-|
D4 |---------------------------------|
A5 |---------------------------------|
E6 |---------------------------------|

e1 |-----2-------------------0-h-2---|
B2 |-3-------------------------------|
G3 |---------------------------------|
D4 |---------------------------------|
A5 |---------------------------------|
E6 |---------------------------------|

e1 |-3-------------------------------|
B2 |-----0-----------------------0---|
G3 |---------------------------------|
D4 |---------------------------------|
A5 |---------------------------------|
E6 |---------------------------------|

e1 |-----0-----------------------0h2-|
B2 |-1-------------------------------|
G3 |---------------------------------|
D4 |---------------------------------|
A5 |---------------------------------|
E6 |---------------------------------|

e1 |-3-------------------------------|
B2 |-----3-------0-------------------|
G3 |-----------------0---------------|
D4 |---------------------2-----------|
A5 |---------------------------------|
E6 |---------------------------------|

e1 |---------------------------------|
B2 |-----1-------1---1-----------0---|
G3 |---------------------------------|
D4 |---------------------------------|
A5 |---------------------------------|
E6 |---------------------------------|

e1 |---------------------------------|
B2 |---------------------------------|
G3 |-0-------------------------------|
D4 |---------------------------------|
A5 |---------------------------------|
E6 |---------------------------------|

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
HANDLE WITH CARE


The Traveling Wilburys


Chords


D 2 3 2 0 x x
D/C 2 3 2 x 3 x
G/B 3 0 0 0 2 x
G5 3 3 0 0 x 3
C 0 1 0 2 3 x
Em 0 0 0 2 2 0
G+ 3 0 0 1 2 3
G7 1 0 0 0 2 3
D/B 2 3 2 x 2 x



INTRO


D D/C G/B G5
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------7---------------7-------|---------7-----------------------|
D|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|-----5---------------------------|
A|-5-------------------------------|---------------------0---2---3---|
E|-----------------8---------------|-7-----------3-------------------|



D D/C G/B G5
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------7---------------7-------|---------7-----------------------|
D|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|-----5---------------------------|
A|-5-------------------------------|---------------------0---2---3---|
E|-----------------8---------------|-7-----------3-------------------|



VERSE


D D/C G/B G5
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------7---------------7-------|---------7-----------------------|
D|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|-----5---------------------------|
A|-5-------------------------------|---------------------0---2---3---|
E|-----------------8---------------|-7-----------3-------------------|
Been beat up and battered around



D D/C G/B G5
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------7---------------7-------|---------7-----------------------|
D|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|-----5---------------------------|
A|-5-------------------------------|---------------------0---2---3---|
E|-----------------8---------------|-7-----------3-------------------|
Been sent up and I've been shot down



C G5 Em
e|-------------0-------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------1-----------|---------------------------------|
G|---------0---------------0-------|-----------------------------0---|
D|-----2-----------------------2---|---------5---------------2-------|
A|-3-------------------------------|-----5---------------2-----------|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----------0-------------------|
You're the best thing that I've ever found



C D G5
e|-----------------------------2---|-----------------3---------------|
B|-------------1-----------3-------|-------------3---3---------------|
G|---------0-----------2-----------|---------0-------0---------------|
D|-----2-----------0---------------|-----0-----------0---------------|
A|-3-------------------------------|-----------------x---------------|
E|---------------------------------|-3---------------3---------------|
Handle me with care



VERSE


D D/C G/B G5
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------7---------------7-------|---------7-----------------------|
D|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|-----5---------------------------|
A|-5-------------------------------|---------------------0---2---3---|
E|-----------------8---------------|-7-----------3-------------------|
Reputation's changable



D D/C G/B G5
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------7---------------7-------|---------7-----------------------|
D|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|-----5---------------------------|
A|-5-------------------------------|---------------------0---2---3---|
E|-----------------8---------------|-7-----------3-------------------|
Situation's tolerable



C G5 Em
e|-------------0-------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------1-----------|---------------------------------|
G|---------0---------------0-------|-----------------------------0---|
D|-----2-----------------------2---|---------5---------------2-------|
A|-3-------------------------------|-----5---------------2-----------|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----------0-------------------|
But baby you're adorable



C D
e|-----------------0---------------|-------------2---3---2-----------|
B|-------------1-------1-----------|---------3---------------3-------|
G|---------0---------------0-------|-----2-----------------------2---|
D|-----2-----------------------2---|-0-------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Handle me with care



BRIDGE


G5 G+ C D
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7---|
A|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|---------------------------------|
I'm so tired of being lonely



G5 G+ C D
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7---|
A|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|---------------------------------|
I still have some love to give



G5 G+ C D
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7---|
A|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|---------------------------------|
Won't you show me that you really care



G5 G7
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Everybody's



CHORUS


C
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
got somebody to lean



G5
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
on put your body



C
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
next to mine and dream



D D/C D/B D
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------7---------------7-------|---------7---------------7-------|
D|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|-----5-------5-------7-------7---|
A|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------8---------------|-7---------------5---------------|
on I've



VERSE


D D/C G/B G5
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------7---------------7-------|---------7-----------------------|
D|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|-----5---------------------------|
A|-5-------------------------------|---------------------0---2---3---|
E|-----------------8---------------|-7-----------3-------------------|
been fobbed off and I've been fooled



D D/C G/B G5
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------7---------------7-------|---------7-----------------------|
D|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|-----5---------------------------|
A|-5-------------------------------|---------------------0---2---3---|
E|-----------------8---------------|-7-----------3-------------------|
I've been robbed and ridiculed



C G5 Em
e|-------------0-------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------1-----------|---------------------------------|
G|---------0---------------0-------|-----------------------------0---|
D|-----2-----------------------2---|---------5---------------2-------|
A|-3-------------------------------|-----5---------------2-----------|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----------0-------------------|
In day care centers and night school



C D G5
e|-----------------------------2---|-----------------3---------------|
B|-------------1-----------3-------|-------------3---3---------------|
G|---------0-----------2-----------|---------0-------0---------------|
D|-----2-----------0---------------|-----0-----------0---------------|
A|-3-------------------------------|-----------------x---------------|
E|---------------------------------|-3---------------3---------------|
Handle me with care



GUITAR SOLO



D D/C G/B G5
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-5-/-7-----------------------5---/-7-\-4-----------------------4---/
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------7---------------7-------|---------7-----------------------|
D|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|-----5---------------------------|
A|-5-------------------------------|---------------------0---2---3---|
E|-----------------8---------------|-7-----------3-------------------|




D D/C G/B G5
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----7-------------------5-/-7---/-8---\---3-----------------------|
G|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------7---------------7-------|---------7-----------------------|
D|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|-----5---------------------------|
A|-5-------------------------------|---------------------0---2---3---|
E|-----------------8---------------|-7-----------3-------------------|



VERSE


D D/C G/B G5
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------7---------------7-------|---------7-----------------------|
D|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|-----5---------------------------|
A|-5-------------------------------|---------------------0---2---3---|
E|-----------------8---------------|-7-----------3-------------------|
Been stuck in airports, terrorized



D D/C G/B G5
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------7---------------7-------|---------7-----------------------|
D|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|-----5---------------------------|
A|-5-------------------------------|---------------------0---2---3---|
E|-----------------8---------------|-7-----------3-------------------|
Sent to meetings, hypnotized



C G5 Em
e|-------------0-------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------1-----------|---------------------------------|
G|---------0---------------0-------|-----------------------------0---|
D|-----2-----------------------2---|---------5---------------2-------|
A|-3-------------------------------|-----5---------------2-----------|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----------0-------------------|
Over-exposed commercialized



C D
e|-----------------0---------------|-------------2---3---2-----------|
B|-------------1-------1-----------|---------3---------------3-------|
G|---------0---------------0-------|-----2-----------------------2---|
D|-----2-----------------------2---|-0-------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Handle me with care



BRIDGE


G5 G+ C D
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7---|
A|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|---------------------------------|
I'm so tired of being lonely



G5 G+ C D
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7---|
A|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|---------------------------------|
I still have some love to give



G5 G+ C D
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7---|
A|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|---------------------------------|
Won't you show me that you really care



G5 G7
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Everybody's



CHORUS


C
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
got somebody to lean



G5
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
on put your body



C
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
next to mine and dream



D D/C D/B D
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------7---------------7-------|---------7---------------7-------|
D|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|-----5-------5-------7-------7---|
A|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------8---------------|-7---------------5---------------|
on I've



VERSE


D D/C G/B G5
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------7---------------7-------|---------7-----------------------|
D|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|-----5---------------------------|
A|-5-------------------------------|---------------------0---2---3---|
E|-----------------8---------------|-7-----------3-------------------|
been uptight and made a mess but



D D/C G/B G5
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------7---------------7-------|---------7-----------------------|
D|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|-----5---------------------------|
A|-5-------------------------------|---------------------0---2---3---|
E|-----------------8---------------|-7-----------3-------------------|
I'll clean it up myself, I guess



C G5 Em
e|-------------0-------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------1-----------|---------------------------------|
G|---------0---------------0-------|-----------------------------0---|
D|-----2-----------------------2---|---------5---------------2-------|
A|-3-------------------------------|-----5---------------2-----------|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----------0-------------------|
Oh, the sweet smell of success



C D G5
e|-----------------------------2---|-----------------3---------------|
B|-------------1-----------3-------|-------------3---3---------------|
G|---------0-----------2-----------|---------0-------0---------------|
D|-----2-----------0---------------|-----0-----------0---------------|
A|-3-------------------------------|-----------------x---------------|
E|---------------------------------|-3---------------3---------------|
Handle me with care



GUITAR SOLO



D D/C G/B G5
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-13/15-----------------------13--/-15\12-----------------------12--/
G|---------------------------------|---------12----------------12----|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------7---------------7-------|---------7-----------------------|
D|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|-----5---------------------------|
A|-5-------------------------------|---------------------0---2---3---|
E|-----------------8---------------|-7-----------3-------------------|




D D/C G/B G5
e|-----14------------------12-/-14-/-15------------------------------|
B|-15------------------------------|-----15----------------------12--/
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------7---------------7-------|---------7-----------------------|
D|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|-----5---------------------------|
A|-5-------------------------------|---------------------0---2---3---|
E|-----------------8---------------|-7-----------3-------------------|




C G5 Em
e|-----12--------------12---/---14-/-15------------------------------|
B|-13------------------------------|------15\12----------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------12------9-------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|-------------0-------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------1-----------|---------------------------------|
G|---------0---------------0-------|-----------------------------0---|
D|-----2-----------------------2---|---------5---------------2-------|
A|-3-------------------------------|-----5---------------2-----------|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----------0-------------------|




C D G5
e|-----8-------8---8-\-7-----------|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------8---|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------2---|-----------------3---------------|
B|-------------1-----------3-------|-------------3---3---------------|
G|---------0-----------2-----------|---------0-------0---------------|
D|-----2-----------0---------------|-----0-----------0---------------|
A|-3-------------------------------|-----------------x---------------|
E|---------------------------------|-3---------------3---------------|



OUTRO


D D/C G/B G5
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------7---------------7-------|---------7-----------------------|
D|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|-----5---------------------------|
A|-5-------------------------------|---------------------0---2---3---|
E|-----------------8---------------|-7-----------3-------------------|



D D/C G/B G5
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------7---------------7-------|---------7-----------------------|
D|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|-----5---------------------------|
A|-5-------------------------------|---------------------0---2---3---|
E|-----------------8---------------|-7-----------3-------------------|



D D/C G/B G5
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------7---------------7-------|---------7-----------------------|
D|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|-----5---------------------------|
A|-5-------------------------------|---------------------0---2---3---|
E|-----------------8---------------|-7-----------3-------------------|



D D/C
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------7---------------7-------|---------------------------------|
D|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|---------------------------------|
A|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------8---------------|---------------------------------|
FADE OUT
Song info
Handle With Care
Traveling Wilburys
2001
  • Rock
  • Pop Rock
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