Orion

Stephen Kellogg

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G D G
D A
G D A Bm
G A D

[Verse 1]
Bm         A
Orion
          G
I could see you looking down
      Bm         A
Small houses
           G
They were built into the ground
     Bm         A
At a distance
          G
You can’t see what’s falling down
         Bm         A
If you’re up close
         G
You can almost hear the sound

[Chorus]
   D            A
Of someone I remember
         G                D
We would pack our things into the car
A
Though we never got too far
       D           A
It’s a wonder to discover
      G                 D
How the winter finds its way to spring
A
Being young meant everything
      D          Bm  A  G
In the summer

[Verse 2]
    Bm             A
Constellations
         G
Are you laughing at us all?
  Bm          A
We rage
      G
As we watch our heroes fall
     Bm              A
If they’re up there
      G
Remember them to me
      Bm              A
Like my grandpa
       G
On the beach of Normandy

[Chorus]
       D           A
In the summer we remember
       G                 D
While Orion’s sword is burning out
A
Lovers long forgotten now
           D             A
There were mothers who discover
    G                D
The winter finds its way to spring
A
Parents don’t know everything
       D
In the summer

[Bridge]
G       A                  Bm
Oh, the stars are still the same
G       A              Bm
Oh, they see all of our pain
G       A         Bm
Oh, they can’t do anything
G          A    D
And slowly they explode

G  D  A  G  A  G   A   G   A   D

[Verse 3]
Bm    A
Orion
     G
To be young and insecure
        Bm           A
It’s the trade-off
        G
It’s the cost of wanting more

[Chorus]
      D
Every summer
A
Remember
   G                  D
To pack your things into a car
    A
And if you never get too far
      D
Take a number
A
Discover
        G               D
You’d be doing what your parents did
A                D
Don’t you dare forget it, kid

[Outro]
       D           A
In the summer I remember
      G               D
That Orion’s sword is burning out
A
And love will be forgotten now
D
In the summer