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