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   7 <title>(Be Careful of) Stones That You Throw</title>
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  13 <h1 class="songtitle">(Be Careful of) Stones That You Throw</h1>
  14
  15
  16 <p>Written by E. Dodd<br />
  17 Recorded by Bob Dylan and The Band in the Basement, Summer of 1967<br />
  18 Tabbed by Eyolf &Oslash;strem</p>
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  21
  22 <pre class="verse">
  23 [fragment:]
  24
  25 . . . and I knew right away
  26 That it was gossip not flowers that she had on her mind
  27 And this is what I heard my neighbor say.
  28 </pre>
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  32 <pre class="verse">
  33 [new start, in D:]
  34 </pre>
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  36 <pre class="refrain">
  37   G                              D
  38 A tongue can accuse or carry bad news
  39     G                            D
  40 The seeds of destruction it will sow.
  41      G                                      D
  42 So unless you have made no mistakes in your life
  43    D          A               D
  44 Be careful of stones that you throw.
  45 </pre>
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  47 <pre class="verse">
  48   D
  49 A neighbor was passin' my garden one time
  50    G
  51 She smiled and I knew right away
  52 D
  53  That it was gossip not flowers that she had on her mind
  54     A7
  55 And this is what I heard my neighbor say.
  56
  57       D
  58 &quot;That bad girl down the street, she should be run from our midst.
  59     G
  60 She drinks and she talks quite a lot
  61     (D)
  62 She knows not to speak to my child nor to me.&rdquo;
  63                  A7
  64 My neighbor then smiled and I thought:
  65 </pre>
  66
  67 <pre class="refrain">
  68 A tongue can accuse and carry bad news
  69 The seeds of destruction it will sow.
  70 So unless you have made no mistakes in your life
  71 Be careful of stones that you throw.
  72 </pre>
  73
  74 <pre class="verse">
  75 A car speeded by, the screamin' of brakes
  76 and a sound that made my blood chill
  77 For  my neighbor's one child had been pulled from the path
  78 And saved by a girl, lyin' still.
  79
  80 Her child was unhurt and my neighbor cried out
  81 &quot;Oh, who was that brave girl so sweet?&rdquo;
  82 I covered the crushed broken body and said
  83 &quot;That bad girl down the street.&rdquo;
  84 </pre>
  85
  86 <pre class="refrain">
  87 A tongue can accuse and carry bad news
  88 The seeds of destruction were sown
  89 So unless you have made no mistakes in your life
  90 Be careful of stones that you, you throw.
  91 </pre>
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