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