A D A
I used to sit for hours as a kid
D A E A
And dangle my feet from an old flat bridge
D A
Seeing myself in the water below
D A E A
Shatter my image with the rocks I'd throw
G A
Shatter my image with the rocks I'd throw
[Chorus]
A D A
A long time gone and a long time ago
D A E A
When I shattered my image with the rocks I'd throw
A D A
The world is cruel and people are cold
D A E A
Now they shatter my image with the rocks they throw
G A
Shatter my image with the rocks they throw
[Verse]
A D A
I'm far from perfect, but I ain't all bad
D A E A
And it hurts me more than it makes me mad
A D A
We all do things that we don't want told
D A E A
And we all throw stones that we shouldn't throw
G A
You shattered my image with the rocks you throw
[Chorus]
A D A
A long time gone and a long time ago
D A E A
When I shattered my image with the rocks I'd throw
A D A
The world is cruel and people are cold
D A E A
Now they shatter my image with the rocks they throw
G A
Shatter my image with the rocks they throw
[Verse]
A D A
If you live in a glass house don't throw stones
D A E A
Don't shatter my image 'til you look at your own
A D A
Look at your reflection in your house of glass
D A E A
Don't open my closet if your own's full of trash
G A
Stay out of my closet if your own's full of trash
[Chorus]
A D A
A long time gone and a long time ago
D A E A
When I shattered my image with the rocks I'd throw
A D A
The world is cruel and people are cold
D A E A
Now they shatter my image with the rocks they throw
G A
Shatter my image with the rocks they throw
[Outro]
A
Shatter my image with the rocks you throw
G D A
Don't shatter my image with the rocks you throw
Produced By
Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton
Written By
Dolly Parton
Release Date
August 16,1976
