F C A tongue can accuse and carry bad news, F C The seeds of distrust it will sow. F C But unless you've made no mistakes in your life, G7 C Be careful of stones that you throw. (Spoken, Continue to play F, C, and G7): A neighbor was passing my garden one time. She stopped and I knew right away, That it was gossip, not flowers, she had on her mind. And this is what I heard my neighbor say, \"That girl down the street should be run from our midst, She drinks and she talks quite a lot. She knows not to speak to my child or to me.\" My neighbor then smiled, and I thought.. F C A tongue can accuse and carry bad news, F C The seeds of distrust it will sow. F C But unless you've made no mistakes in your life, G7 C Be careful of stones that you throw. (Also spoken, play same chords as well): A car speeded by, and the screaming of brakes. A sound that made my blood chill. For my neighbor's one child had been pulled from the path, And saved by a girl lyin' still. The child was unhurt and my neighbor cried out, \"Oh, was is that brave girl so sweet?\" I covered the crushed, broken body and said, \"The bad girl who lives down the street.\" F C A tongue can accuse and carry bad news, F C The seeds of distrust it will sow. F C But unless you've made no mistakes in your life, G7 C Be careful of stones that you throw.