"Be Careful of The Stones You Throw" (1964)- The Staple Sing Chords

Tempo:
86.1 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Db

Bbm

Eb

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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"Be Careful of The Stones You Throw" (1964)- The Staple Sing chords
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[Ab]
So be [Bbm] careful [Eb] of the stone [Bbm] that [Gb] you [Ab] throw.
A tongue can [Db] accuse and [Ab] carry bad news.
[Bb] [Fm]
[Ab] Gossip is [Db] cheap and [Bbm]
is [Ab] low.
So unless [Db] you've made no mistakes in [Ab] your life,
[Fm] Just [C] be careful [Bbm] of the stone [C] [Eb] that you throw.
[Ab]
[Db] A neighbor was passing my garden one [Ebm] time.
[Ab] She stopped [Bb] and I knew right away [Ab] that it was [Db] gossip and not flowers she had on her mind.
[Bbm] And this [Ab] is what I heard my neighbor say,
[Eb] You know [Ab] that girl [Db] down the street should be run from our midst.
She drinks [Ab] and she talks quite a lot.
[Eb] She knows not to [Bb] speak to my child and me.
[Eb] My neighbor then [Ab] smiled and I thought,
A tongue can accuse [Db] and carry [Ab] bad news.
Gossip is [Db] cheap [F] and is [Ab] low.
So unless you've made [Db] no [Bbm]
mistakes [Ab] in your life,
Just [C] be careful of the [Eb] stone that you throw.
[Ab]
[Db] Just then a speeding car passed [Bbm] by,
[Ab] And the screaming of the brakes was a [Fm] sound that made my [Dbm] blood chill.
[Db] For my neighbor's one [Bbm] child had been [Ab] pulled from the path and saved by a girl lying [Db] still.
The child was unhurt and my neighbor cried [Ab] out,
Oh who was that brave girl so sweet?
[Eb] I covered the crushed broken body and [Ab] said,
The bad girl who lived down the street.
[Db] So unless you've made [Bbm] no [Bb] mistakes in your life,
[Ab]
Just be careful [Bbm] of the [Eb]
stone that you throw.
[Ab]
Key:  
Ab
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Db
12341114
Bbm
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Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Bbm
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To start learning The Staple Singers - Be Careful Of The Stones You Throw chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Db, Bbm, Ab, Db, Ab, Eb and Ab. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 43 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 86. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of D Major.

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[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
So be [Bbm] careful [Eb] of the stone [Bbm] that [Gb] you [Ab] throw.
_ A tongue can [Db] accuse _ and [Ab] carry bad news.
_ [Bb] _ _ [Fm]
[Ab] Gossip is [Db] cheap _ and [Bbm]
is [Ab] low.
_ So unless [Db] you've made _ no mistakes in [Ab] your life,
_ _ [Fm] Just [C] be careful [Bbm] _ of the stone [C] [Eb] that you throw.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Db] A neighbor was passing my garden one [Ebm] time.
[Ab] She stopped [Bb] and I knew right away [Ab] that it was [Db] gossip and not flowers she had on her mind.
[Bbm] And this [Ab] is what I heard my neighbor say,
[Eb] You know [Ab] that girl [Db] down the street should be run from our midst.
She drinks [Ab] and she talks quite a lot.
[Eb] She knows not to [Bb] speak to my child and me.
[Eb] My neighbor then [Ab] smiled and I thought,
A tongue can accuse [Db] _ and _ carry [Ab] bad news.
Gossip is [Db] cheap _ _ _ [F] and is [Ab] low.
_ _ So unless you've made [Db] _ _ no [Bbm]
mistakes [Ab] _ in your life,
Just [C] be careful _ of the [Eb] stone that you throw.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ Just then a speeding car passed [Bbm] by,
[Ab] And the screaming of the brakes was a [Fm] sound that made my [Dbm] blood chill.
[Db] For my neighbor's one [Bbm] child had been [Ab] pulled from the path and saved by a girl lying [Db] still.
The child was unhurt and my neighbor cried [Ab] out,
Oh who was that brave girl so sweet?
[Eb] I covered the crushed broken body and [Ab] said,
The bad girl who lived down the street.
[Db] So unless you've made [Bbm] no [Bb] mistakes in your life,
_ _ [Ab]
Just be careful [Bbm] of the [Eb]
stone that you throw.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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