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