[Intro]
F#
[Verse]
F#
Young man, there's no need to feel down.
D#m
I said, young man, pick yourself off the ground.
B
I said, young man, 'cause you're in a new town
C# B C# B F# C#
There's no need to be unhappy.
[Verse]
F#
Young man, there's a place you can go.
D#m
I said, young man, when you're short on your dough.
B
You can stay there, and I'm sure you will find
C# B C# B F# C# C#
Many ways to have a good time.
[Chorus]
F#
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
D#m
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
G#m B
They have everything that you need to enjoy,
C#
You can hang out with all the boys
[Chorus]
F#
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
D#m
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
G#m B
You can get yourself cleaned, you can have a good meal,
C#
You can do whatever you feel
[Verse]
F#
Young man, are you listening to me?
D#m
I said, young man, what do you want to be?
B
I said, young man, you can make real your dreams.
C# B C# B F# C#
But you got to know this one thing!
[Verse]
F#
No man does it all by himself.
D#m
I said, young man, put your pride on the shelf,
B
And just go there, to the YMCA
C# B C# B F# C# C#
I'm sure they can help you today.
[Chorus]
F#
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
D#m
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
G#m B
They have everything that you need to enjoy,
C#
You can hang out with all the boys
[Chorus]
F#
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
D#m
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
G#m B
You can get yourself cleaned, you can have a good meal,
C#
You can do whatever you feel
[Verse]
F#
Young man, I was once in your shoes.
D#m
I said, I was down and out with the blues.
B
I felt no man cared if I were alive.
C# B C# B F# C#
I felt the whole world was so tight
[Verse]
F#
That's when someone came up to me,
D#m
And said, young man, take a walk up the street.
B
There's a place there called the YMCA
C# B C# B F# C# C#
They can start you back on your way.
[Chorus]
F#
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
D#m
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
G#m B
They have everything for you men to enjoy,
C#
You can hang out with all the boys
[Outro]
F# D#m
YMCA, you'll find it at the YMCA
G#m B
Young man, young man, there's no need to feel down.
C#
Young man, young man, get yourself off the ground.
F# D#m
YMCA, just go to the YMCA
G#m B
Young man, I was once in your shoes.
C#
Young man, I was down and out with the blues.
[Intro]
F#
[Verse]
F#
Young man, there's
no need to feel down.
D#m
I said, young man, pick
yourself off the ground.
B
I said, young man, 'cause
you're in a new town
C# B C# B F# C#
There's no need to be unhappy.
[Verse]
F#
Young man, there's
a place you can go.
D#m
I said, young man, when
you're short on your dough.
B
You can stay there, and
I'm sure you will find
C# B C# B F# C# C#
Many ways to have a good time.
[Chorus]
F#
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
D#m
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
G#m They have everything
B
that you need to enjoy,
C#
You can hang out with all the boys
[Chorus]
F#
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
D#m
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
G#m You can get yourself cleaned,
B
you can have a good meal,
C#
You can do whatever you feel
[Verse]
F#
Young man, are you
listening to me?
D#m
I said, young man,
what do you want to be?
B
I said, young man, you
can make real your dreams.
C# B C# But you got to know
B F# C#
this one thing!
[Verse]
F#
No man does it all by himself.
D#m
I said, young man, put
your pride on the shelf,
B
And just go there, to the YMCA
C# B C# B F# C# C#
I'm sure they can help you today.
[Chorus]
F#
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
D#m
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
G#m They have everything
B
that you need to enjoy,
C#
You can hang out with all the boys
[Chorus]
F#
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
D#m
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
G#m You can get yourself cleaned,
B
you can have a good meal,
C#
You can do whatever you feel
[Verse]
F#
Young man, I was
once in your shoes.
D#m
I said, I was down
and out with the blues.
B
I felt no man cared
if I were alive.
C# B I felt the whole
C# B F# C#
world was so tight
[Verse]
F#
That's when someone came up to me,
D#m
And said, young man, take
a walk up the street.
B
There's a place there
called the YMCA
C# B They can start you
C# B F# C# C#
back on your way.
[Chorus]
F#
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
D#m
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
G#m They have everything
B
for you men to enjoy,
C#
You can hang out with all the boys
[Outro]
F# D#m
YMCA, you'll find it at the YMCA
G#m Young man, young man, there's
B
no need to feel down.
C#
Young man, young man, get
yourself off the ground.
F# D#m
YMCA, just go to the YMCA
G#m Young man, I was
B
once in your shoes.
C#
Young man, I was down
and out with the blues.