Ymca

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,

D7 C D C Bm Am

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 ...