This is tabbed in G thought the recording is in Gb
Intro D
G
1. 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.
G
2. 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.
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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
They have everything for young men to enjoy,
D7
you can hang out with all the boys.
G Em
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A, it's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
Am
You can get yourself cleaned, you can have a good meal,
D7
you can do whatever you feel.
G
3. 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!
G
4. 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.
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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
they have everything for young men to enjoy,
D7
you can hang out with all the boys.
G Em
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A, it's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
Am
You can get yourself cleaned, you can have a good meal,
D7
you can do whatever you feel.
G
5. Young man, I was once in your shoes,
Em
I said, I was down and out with the blues,
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I felt no man cared if I were alive, I felt the whole world was so tight.
G
6. 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,
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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 ...