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[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
           D   C  D C G D
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
     D   C  D   C G   D
Many ways to have a good time.

D

[Chorus]

                        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               C
They have everything that you    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                           C
You can get yourself cleaned, 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.
        D  C  D   C    G  D
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.
         D   C   D   C   G D
I'm sure they can help you today.

D


[Chorus]

                        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               C
They have everything that you    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                           C
You can get yourself cleaned, 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 y-m-c-a.
          D7
They can start you back on your way.

D

[Chorus]

                        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               C
They have everything that you    need to enjoy,
        D7
You can hang out with all the boys


[Outro]

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 ... it's fun to stay at the y-m-c-a.
G
Young man, are you listening to me?
        Em
I said, young man, what do you want to be?

G                         Em
y-m-c-a ... just go to the y-m-c-a.
 G
No man, young man, does it all by themself.
 Em
Young man, young man, put your pride on the shelf.

G           Em
y-m-c-a ...  y-m-c-a.
 G
Young man, young man, I was once in your shoes.
 Em
Young man, young man, I was down with the blues.
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