Y.M.C.A.

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[Verse 1]
[C] Young man, there's no need to feel down
I said, [Am] young man, pick yourself off the ground
I said, [F] young man, 'cause you're in a new town
[G]       [F]   [G]   [F]  [C]   [G]
There's no [G] need to be unhappy
 
Young man, there's a place you can go
I said, young man, when you're short on your dough
You can stay there and I'm sure you will find
     [G]     [F]  [Em]  [Dm]  [C]   [G]
Many [G] ways to have a good time

{ CHORUS }
[G] It's fun to stay at the [C] Y.M.C.A.
It's fun to stay at the [Am] Y.M.C.A.
They have [Dm] everything For young men to enjoy
You can [G7] hang out with all the boys

[G] It's fun to stay at the [C] Y.M.C.A. 
It's fun to stay at the [Am] Y.M.C.A.
You can [Am?] get yourself clean. You can [Dm] have a good meal
[G7] You can do whatever you feel
 
[Verse 2]
Young man, are you listening to me?
I said, young man, what do you want to be?
I said, young man, you can make real your dreams
     [G]      [F]   [G]  [C]    [G]   [C]
But you've [G] got to know this one thing
 
No man, does it all by himself
I said, young man, put your pride on the shelf
And just go there, to the Y.M.C.A.
     [G]    [F]    [Em]  [Dm]   [C]   [G]
I'm sure [G] they can help you today
 
{ CHORUS }
 
[Verse 3]
Young man, I was once in your shoes
I said, I was down and out with the blues
I felt, no man cared if I were alive
        [G]   [F]    [G]      [F]   [C]  [G]
I [G] felt the whole world was so jive
 
That's when someone came up to me
And said, young man, take a walk up the street
There's a place there called the Y.M.C.A.
      [G]    [F]     [Em] [Dm]       [C]   [G]
They can [G] start you back on your way
 
{ Outro Chorus }
[G] It's fun to stay at the [C] Y.M.C.A. 
It's fun to stay at the [Am] Y.M.C.A. 
They have [Dm] everything For young men to enjoy 
You can [G7] hang out with all the boys

Y.M.C.A.
It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
Young man, young man, there's no need to feel down
Young man, young man, pick yourself off the ground
 
Y.M.C.A.
It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
Young man, young man, Are you listening to me?
Young man, young man What do you want to be?
 
Y.M.C.A.
You buy in at the Y.M.C.A.
Young man, young man, Does it all by himself
Young man, young man, Put your pride on the shelf
 
Y.M.C.A.
And just go to the Y.M.C.A
Young man, young man, I was once in your shoes
Young man, young man, I was down with blues

Y.M.C.A

[Verse 1]
[G] Young man, there's no need to feel down
I said, [Em] young man, pick yourself off the ground
I said, [C] young man, 'cause you're in a new town
[D]       [C]   [D]   [C]  [G]   [D]
There's no [D] need to be unhappy
 
Young man, there's a place you can go
I said, young man, when you're short on your dough
You can stay there and I'm sure you will find
     [D]     [C]  [Bm]  [Am]  [G]   [D]
Many [D] ways to have a good time

{ CHORUS }
[D] It's fun to stay at the [G] Y.M.C.A.
It's fun to stay at the [Em] Y.M.C.A.
They have [Am] everything For young men to enjoy
You can [D7] hang out with all the boys

[D] It's fun to stay at the [G] Y.M.C.A. 
It's fun to stay at the [Em] Y.M.C.A.
You can [Em?] get yourself clean. You can [Am] have a good meal
[D7] You can do whatever you feel
 
[Verse 2]
Young man, are you listening to me?
I said, young man, what do you want to be?
I said, young man, you can make real your dreams
     [D]      [C]   [D]  [G]    [D]   [G]
But you've [D] got to know this one thing
 
No man, does it all by himself
I said, young man, put your pride on the shelf
And just go there, to the Y.M.C.A.
     [D]    [C]    [Bm]  [Am]   [G]   [D]
I'm sure [D] they can help you today
 
{ CHORUS }
 
[Verse 3]
Young man, I was once in your shoes
I said, I was down and out with the blues
I felt, no man cared if I were alive
        [D]   [C]    [D]      [C]   [G]  [D]
I [D] felt the whole world was so jive
 
That's when someone came up to me
And said, young man, take a walk up the street
There's a place there called the Y.M.C.A.
      [D]    [C]     [Bm] [Am]       [G]   [D]
They can [D] start you back on your way
 
{ Outro Chorus }
[D] It's fun to stay at the [G] Y.M.C.A. 
It's fun to stay at the [Em] Y.M.C.A. 
They have [Am] everything For young men to enjoy 
You can [D7] hang out with all the boys

Y.M.C.A.
It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
Young man, young man, there's no need to feel down
Young man, young man, pick yourself off the ground
 
Y.M.C.A.
It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
Young man, young man, Are you listening to me?
Young man, young man What do you want to be?
 
Y.M.C.A.
You buy in at the Y.M.C.A.
Young man, young man, Does it all by himself
Young man, young man, Put your pride on the shelf
 
Y.M.C.A.
And just go to the Y.M.C.A
Young man, young man, I was once in your shoes
Young man, young man, I was down with blues

Y.M.C.A