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