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