Intro
E A C#m B x6
[Verse 1]
E C#m
The portrait of a real American boy
F#m
He keeps his insecurities at bay
B G#/C
The King of Belle Vernon P.A.
E
He's got a car his friends
C#m
and him take up to the lake
F#m
To narrowly escape this town's
F#m
like glue they say Cause
B G#/C
once you're here you stay
E A C#m B E C#m B
The portrait of a real American boy
[Chorus 1]
E G#m C#m
And it don't come easy
A G#m
He's just working as hard
B E
as he can But you'll never
G#m C#m
know if you don't let go
F#m
Of you to find your
B E A C#m B E A C#m B
own identity identity
[Verse 2]
E C#m
The boy became a real American man
F#m
The product of a past that makes him mad
B G#/C
And now he's turned into his dad
E
He still works at the gas station
C#m
doing tune-ups "Man I think
F#m
I had a shot," he'd say
B G#/C
"if only I could only catch a break"
E A C#m B E C#m B
The portrait of a real American boy
[Chorus 2]
E G#m C#m
And it don't come easy
A G#m
He's just working as hard
B E
as he can But you'll never
G#m C#m
know if you don't let go
F#m
Of you to find your
B E
own identity
G#m C#m
And it don't come easy
A G#m
He's just working as hard
B E
as he can But you'll never
G#m C#m
know if you don't let go
F#m
Of you to find your
B E A C#m B E A C#m B
own identity identity
[Bridge]
A E
What's all this for?
C#m D
What are we ever working towards?
A E
The jobs and lovers always came
C#m D A B
and went The story of his life
C#m C#m
is etched into a vinyl And on
D
both sides he hears his famous
B D
friends And now it all makes
B A F#m B
sense yeah yeah yeah
[Chorus 3]
E G#m C#m
And it don't come easy
A G#m
He's just working as hard
B E
as he can But you'll never
G#m C#m
know if you don't let go
F#m
Of you to find your
B E
own identity
G#m C#m
And it don't come easy
A G#m
He's just working as hard
B E
as he can But you'll never
G#m C#m
know if you don't let go
F#m
Of you to find your
B E A C#m B E A C#m B
own identity identity
E A C#m B E B C#m B D