Chords with lyrics
This is tabbed in G+G thought the recording is in GbGb
Intro D MajorD
G+G
1. Young man, there's no need to feel down,
E minorEm
I said, young man, pick yourself off the ground,
C majorC
I said, young man, 'cause you're in a new town,
D MajorD C majorC D MajorD C majorC B minorBm A minorAm
there's no need to be unhappy.
G+G
2. Young man, there's a place you can go,
E minorEm
I said, young man, when you're short on your dough,
C majorC
you can stay there, and I'm sure you will find
D MajorD C majorC D MajorD C majorC B minorBm A minorAm
many ways to have a good time.
- - - - - - - - - - - G+G E minorEm
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A, it's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
A minorAm
They have everything for young men to enjoy,
D7D7
you can hang out with all the boys.
G+G E minorEm
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A, it's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
A minorAm
You can get yourself cleaned, you can have a good meal,
D7D7
you can do whatever you feel.
G+G
3. Young man, are you listening to me?
E minorEm
I said, young man, what do you want to be?
C majorC
I said, young man, you can make real your dreams,
D7D7 C majorC D MajorD C majorC B minorBm A minorAm
but you got to know this one thing!
G+G
4. No man does it all by himself,
E minorEm
I said, young man, put your pride on the shelf,
C majorC
and just go there, to the Y-M-C-A,
D7D7 C majorC D MajorD C majorC B minorBm A minorAm
I'm sure they can help you today.
- - - - - - - - - - - G+G E minorEm
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A, it's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A,
A minorAm
they have everything for young men to enjoy,
D7D7
you can hang out with all the boys.
G+G E minorEm
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A, it's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
A minorAm
You can get yourself cleaned, you can have a good meal,
D7D7
you can do whatever you feel.
G+G
5. Young man, I was once in your shoes,
E minorEm
I said, I was down and out with the blues,
C majorC D7D7 C majorC D MajorD C majorC B minorBm A minorAm
I felt no man cared if I were alive, I felt the whole world was so tight.
G+G
6. That's when someone came up to me,
E minorEm
and said, young man, take a walk up the street,
C majorC
there's a place there called the Y-M-C-A,
D7D7 C majorC D MajorD C majorC B minorBm A minorAm
they can start you back on your way.
- - - - - - - - - - - - G+G E minorEm
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A, it's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A ...