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