YMCA* The Village People
[G][G] [Em][Em] [C][C] [D][D]
[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... cos you’re in a new town
There’s no [D]need... [C]to... [D]be... [C]un[G]hap[D]py
[G]Young man... there’s a place you can go, I said
[Em]Young man... when you’re short on your dough, you can
[C]Stay there... and I’m sure you will find
Many [D]ways... [C]to... [D]have... [C]a... [G]good... [D]time
[D/]Duh[D/]Duh[D/]Duh[D/Duh[D/]Duh
|Chorus:
|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 you men to enjoy, you can [D] hang out with all the boys
|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 [Am] get yourself cleaned, you can have a good meal, you can [D] do whatever you feel
[Verse 2]
[G]Young man... are you listening to me, I said
[Em]Young man... what do you want to be, I said
[C]Young man... you can make real your dreams
But you’ve [D]got... [C]to... [D]know... [C]this... [G]one... [D]thing
[G]No man... does it all by himself, I said
[Em]Young man... put your pride on the shelf and just
[C]Go there... to the YMCA
I’m sure [D]they... [C]can... [D]help... [C]you... [G]to[D]day
[D/]Duh[D/]Duh[D/]Duh[D/Duh[D/]Duh
|Chorus:
|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 you men to enjoy, you can [D] hang out with all the boys
|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 [Am] get yourself cleaned, you can have a good meal, you can [D] do whatever you feel
[Verse 3]
[G]Young man... I was once in your shoes, I said
[Em]I was... down and out with the blues, I felt
[C]No man... cared if I were alive
I felt [D]the... [C]whole... [D]world... [C]was... [G]so... [D]tight
[G]That’s when... someone came up to me and said,
[Em]Young man... take a walk up the street, there’s a
[C]Place there... called the YMCA
They can [D]start... [C]you... [D]back... [C]on... [G]your... [D]way
[[D/]Duh[D/]Duh[D/]Duh[D/Duh[D/]Duh
|Chorus:
|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 you men to enjoy, you can [D] hang out with all the boys
|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 [Am] get yourself cleaned, you can have a good meal, you can [D] do whatever you feel
[Outro]
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