Em7 022030 | * Strum Once [Verse 1] G C/G G C/G G C/G The cool people had a meeting, decided that I wasn't one of them Em Em7 D So I took my Nazarene guitar, played it all the way to Bethlehem Am C/G G C/G G C/G Where some kind people took me in before I even found that I was lost Am C/G G C/G G C/G Oh, my mind moves slowly, north side covered with moss [Chorus] Em Em7 D Nazarene guitar, south mountain star Em Em7 D Roads can scar and heal, words can heal and scar Am C/G G C/G G C/G Ah, but love lasts longer, love is stronger than steel Am C/G G C/G G C/G There's music in the valley, sounds of how it feels [Verse 2] G C/G G C/G G C/G They welcomed me, front door key to my dreams Em Em7 D Oh, the young and the poor tend to see the lower extremes Am C/G G C/G G C/G I listened in the wings, filling with sounds that were true Am C/G G C/G G C/G It seems I was given more than I was due [Chorus] Em Em7 D Nazarene guitar, south mountain star Em Em7 D Roads can scar and heal, words can heal and scar Am C/G G C/G G C/G Ah, but love lasts longer, love is stronger than steel Am C/G G C/G G C/G There's music in the valley, sounds of how it feels [Instrumental] G C/G G C/G G C/G Em Em7 D Am C/G G C/G G C/G x2 [Verse 3] G* C/G* G* C/G* Future family had a meeting, decided that I could be one of them Em* Em7* D So I took my Nazarene guitar and played it all the way from Bethlehem Am C/G G C/G G C/G I miss those hills kept watch on me and my friends Am C/G G C/G G C/G Mostly it's the faces with me till the end Am C/G G C/G G C/G Though I slouched away, they'll be with me till the end