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