Y.M.C.A. Chords

[Intro]
 
D  D
D  D7
 
[Verse 1]
 
G
Young man, there's no need to feel down. 
        Em
I said, young man, 

pick yourself off the ground. 
        C
I said, young man, 

'cause you're in a new town 
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There's no need to be unhappy. 
 
[Verse 2]
 
G
Young man, there's a place you can go. 
        Em
I said, young man, 

when you're short on your dough. 
    C
You can stay there, 

and I'm sure you will find 
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Many ways to have a good time. 
 
                        G
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A. 
                        Em
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A. 
               Am                
They have everything that you    
C
need to enjoy, 
        D7
You can hang out with all the boys ... 
 
                        G
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A. 
                        Em
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.  
        Am                    
You can get yourself cleaned, 
        C
you can have a good meal, 
        D7
You can do whatever you feel ... 
 
[Verse 3]
 
G
Young man, are you listening to me? 
        Em
I said, young man, 

what do you want to be? 
        C
I said, young man, 

you can make real your dreams. 
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But you got to know this one thing! 
 
[Verse 4]
 
G
No man does it all by himself. 
        Em
I said, young man, 

put your pride on the shelf, 
         C
And just go there, to the y.m.c.a. 
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I'm sure they can help you today. 
 
                        G
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A. 
                        Em
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A. 
               Am                
They have everything that you    
C
need to enjoy, 
        D7
You can hang out with all the boys ... 
 
                        G
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A. 
                        Em
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.  
        Am                    
You can get yourself cleaned, 
        C
you can have a good meal, 
        D7
You can do whatever you feel ... 
 
[Verse  5]
 
G
Young man, I was once in your shoes. 
        Em
I said, I was down and out with the blues. 
       C
I felt no man cared if I were alive. 
       D7
I felt the whole world was so tight ... 
 
[Verse 6]
 
 G
That's when someone came up to me, 
          Em
And said, young man, 

take a walk up the street. 
            C
There's a place there called the YMCA
          D7
They can start you back on your way. 
                        G
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A. 
                        Em
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.  
 
[Outro]
 
               Am                
They have everything that you    
C
need to enjoy, 
        D7
You can hang out with all the boys ... 
G                                 Em
Y-M-C-A ... you'll find it at the Y-M-C-A. 
 G
Young man, young man, 

there's no need to feel down. 
 Em
Young man, young man, 

get yourself off the ground. 
G                                 Em
Y-M-C-A ... you'll find it at the Y-M-C-A. 
 G
Young man, young man, 

there's no need to feel down. 
 Em
Young man, young man, 

get yourself off the ground. 
G                          Em
Y-M-C-A ... just go to the Y-M-C-A. 
G
Young man, are you listening to me? 
        Em
I said, young man, what do you want to be?