This is tabbed in G thought the recording is in Gb
Intro D
G (320003@1)
1. Young man, there's no need to feel down,
Em (022000@1)
I said, young man, pick yourself off the ground,
C (x32010@1)
I said, young man, 'cause you're in a new town,
D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) Bm (x24432@1)name="chord_x02210@1">Am
there's no need to be unhappy.
G (320003@1)
2. Young man, there's a place you can go,
Em (022000@1)
I said, young man, when you're short on your dough,
C (x32010@1)
you can stay there, and I'm sure you will find
D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)Bm (x24432@1) Am (x02210@1) many ways to have a good time.
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It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A, it's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
Am (x02210@1)
They have everything for young men to enjoy,
D7 (xx0212@1)
you can hang out with all the boys.
G (320003@1) Em (022000@1)
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A, it's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
Am (x02210@1)
You can get yourself cleaned, you can have a good meal,
D7 (xx0212@1)
you can do whatever you feel.
G (320003@1)
3. Young man, are you listening to me?
Em (022000@1)
I said, young man, what do you want to be?
C (x32010@1)
I said, young man, you can make real your dreams,
D7 (xx0212@1)C (x32010@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D C (x32010@1)name="chord_x24432@1">Bm Am (x02210@1) but you got to know this one thing!
G (320003@1)
4. No man does it all by himself,
Em (022000@1)
I said, young man, put your pride on the shelf,
C (x32010@1)
and just go there, to the Y-M-C-A,
D7 (xx0212@1) C (x32010@1)D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C Bm (x24432@1)name="chord_x02210@1">Am
I'm sure they can help you today.
- - - - - - - - - - - G (320003@1) Em (022000@1)
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A, it's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A,
Am (x02210@1)
they have everything for young men to enjoy,
D7 (xx0212@1)
you can hang out with all the boys.
G (320003@1) Em (022000@1)
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A, it's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
Am (x02210@1)
You can get yourself cleaned, you can have a good meal,
D7 (xx0212@1)
you can do whatever you feel.
G (320003@1)
5. Young man, I was once in your shoes,
Em (022000@1)
I said, I was down and out with the blues,
C (x32010@1) D7 (xx0212@1) C (x32010@1)D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C Bm (x24432@1)name="chord_x02210@1">Am
I felt no man cared if I were alive, I felt the whole world was so tight.
G (320003@1)
6. That's when someone came up to me,
Em (022000@1)
and said, young man, take a walk up the street,
C (x32010@1)
there's a place there called the Y-M-C-A,
D7 (xx0212@1) C (x32010@1)D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C Bm (x24432@1)name="chord_x02210@1">Am
they can start you back on your way.
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It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A, it's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A ...
