Capo 3rd fret
Standard (EADGBE)
You were dead when they found you on the floor of your apartment
You were dead and your drumset stood there shining in the dark
Shining like stagelights, shining like your eyes
Shining like Orion in the night
You were small-time back in Austin where the drummers are all poor
You were rocking out this dark bar; there were bottles on the floor
And a couple lonely people, the bartender, and I
Remembered what it is to be alive
Chorus
Hey Orion, he's a-falling
Catch him if you can
Hey Orion, he's calling
Amen, amen, amen
Were you dreaming of the big-time when you fell down all alone?
Did you see a velvet curtain and a silver microphone?
Could you hear your own heart beating, did you feel it getting slow?
Did you hear your own heart playing rock and roll?
(Chorus)
(Instrumental)
Grandpa sits in a hotel, Buddy Holly on a plane
And you, in your apartment, with your drumset shining
Shining like stagelights, shining like your eyes
Shining like Orion in the night
(Chorus)