Don’t Come Easy

Bayside - Don’t Come Easy: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Don’t Come Easy" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

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Learn Don’t Come Easy Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bayside

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Don’t Come Easy" smoothly on your guitar.

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     D                           Bm
The portrait of a real American boy
                 Em
He keeps his insecurities at bay
             A              F#/A#
The King of Belle Vernon P.A.
            D
He's got a car his friends
                       Bm
and him take up to the lake
              Em
To narrowly escape this town's
Em
like glue they say  Cause
A                     F#/A#
once you're here you stay
    D              G    Bm   A   D  Bm A
The portrait of a real American boy

Chorus:
D      F#m        Bm
And it don't come easy
           G          F#m
He's just working as hard
       A              D
as he can But you'll never
F#m         Bm
know if you don't let go
   Em
Of you to find your
A         D G Bm A    D G Bm A
own identity    identity

The boy became a real American man
The product of a past that makes him mad
And now he's turned into his dad
He still works at the gas station doing tune-ups
"Man I think I had a shot," he'd say
"if only I could only catch a break"
The portrait of a real American boy

Chorus:
And it don't come easy
He's just working as hard as he can
But you'll never know if you don't let go
Of you to find your own identity
And it don't come easy
He's just working as hard as he can
But you'll never know if you don't let go
Of you to find your own identity, identity

G                D
What's all this for?
            Bm            C
What are we ever working towards?
     G              D
The jobs and lovers always came
    Bm  C      G           A
and went The story of his life
            Bm             Bm
is etched into a vinyl And on
               C
both sides he hears his famous
A            C
friends And now it all makes
A    G Em   A
sense  yeah yeah yeah

Chorus:
And it don't come easy
He's just working as hard as he can
But you'll never know if you don't let go
Of you to find your own identity
It don't come easy
He's just working as hard as he can
But you'll never know if you don't let go
Of you to find your own identity, identity


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If you are also interested in learning how to play "Don’t Come Easy" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Don’t Come Easy" by Bayside.

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