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