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