[Intro]
D
[Verse]
D
Young man, there's no need to feel down.
Bm
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.
Bm
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
Bm
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
Em 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
Bm
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
Em 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?
Bm
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.
Bm
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
Bm
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
Em 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
Bm
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
Em 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.
Bm
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,
Bm
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
Bm
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
Em G
They have everything for you men to enjoy,
A
You can hang out with all the boys
[Outro]
D Bm
YMCA, you'll find it at the YMCA
Em G
Young man, young man, there's no need to feel down.
A
Young man, young man, get yourself off the ground.
D Bm
YMCA, just go to the YMCA
Em 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.
Bm
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.
Bm
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
Bm
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
Em 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
Bm
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
Em 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?
Bm
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.
Bm
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
Bm
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
Em 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
Bm
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
Em 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.
Bm
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,
Bm
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
Bm
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
Em They have everything
G
for you men to enjoy,
A
You can hang out with all the boys
[Outro]
D Bm
YMCA, you'll find it at the YMCA
Em Young man, young man, there's
G
no need to feel down.
A
Young man, young man, get
yourself off the ground.
D Bm
YMCA, just go to the YMCA
Em Young man, I was
G
once in your shoes.
A
Young man, I was down
and out with the blues.