America - The Story of a Teenager: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "The Story of a Teenager" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
C Fmaj7 C Boy, please don't throw away your life Fmaj7 Am7 All the joy, please don't end it with a knife D7 C/G Em7 Dm7 Fm C 'Cause you know there's hope for you C Fmaj7 C I was alone like the silence in the night Fmaj7 Am7 I had no home no one close to hold me tight D7 C/G Em7 Dm7 Fm But you know there's hope for you, C For you Chorus: F C Everywhere I look I see your face Am7 Em7 Every step I take seems out of place F D7 You got to be a man to run the race Dm7 I'm not a hopeless man Dm7/G C How can you say I am? I was alone like the silence in the night I had no home no one close to hold me tight But you know there's hope for you, for you Chorus: Everywhere I look I see your face Every step I take seems out of place You got to be a man to run the race I'm not a hopeless man How can you say I am You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm7  C  D7  Dm7  Em7  F  Fm  Fmaj7  G  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Story of a Teenager" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Story of a Teenager" by America.