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