| D | |
| Y | oung man, there's no need to feel down |
| Bm | |
| I said, y | oung man, pick yourself off the ground |
| G | |
| I said, y | oung man, 'cause you're in a new town |
| A | G | A | G | D | A7 | |
| There's no n | eed t | o b | e | unh | app | y |
| D | |
| Y | oung man, there's a place you can go |
| Bm | |
| I said, y | oung man, when you're short on your dough |
| G | |
| You can st | ay there, and I'm sure you will find |
| A | G | A | G | D | A7 | |
| Many w | ays t | o h | ave | a g | ood t | ime |
| A7 | A7 | A7 | A7 | A7 |
| D | |
| It's fun to stay at the | YMCA |
| Bm | |
| It's fun to stay at the | YMCA |
| Em | |
| They have | everything for young men to enjoy |
| A7 | |
| You can h | ang out with all the boys |
| D | |
| It's fun to stay at the | YMCA |
| Bm | |
| It's fun to stay at the | YMCA |
| G | |
| You can g | et yourself clean, you can have a good meal |
| A7 | |
| You can d | o what ever you feel |
| D | |
| Y | oung man, are you listening to me? |
| Bm | |
| I said, y | oung man, what do you want to be? |
| G | |
| I said, y | oung man, you can make real your dreams |
| A | G | A | G | D | A7 | |
| But you g | ot t | o kn | ow th | is | one th | ing |
| D | |
| N | o man does it all by himself |
| Bm | |
| I said, y | oung man, put your pride on the shelf |
| G | |
| And just g | o there, to the YMCA |
| A | G | A | G | D | A7 | |
| I'm sure th | ey c | an h | elp y | ou t | od | ay |
| A7 | A7 | A7 | A7 | A7 |
| D | |
| It's fun to stay at the | YMCA |
| Bm | |
| It's fun to stay at the | YMCA |
| Em | |
| They have | everything for young men to enjoy |
| A7 | |
| You can h | ang out with all the boys |
| D | |
| It's fun to stay at the | YMCA |
| Bm | |
| It's fun to stay at the | YMCA |
| G | |
| You can g | et yourself clean, you can have a good meal |
| A7 | |
| You can d | o what ever you feel |
| D | |
| Y | oung man, I was once in your shoes |
| Bm | |
| I said, | I was down and out with the blues |
| G | |
| I felt n | o man cared if I were alive |
| A | G | A | G | D | A7 | |
| I felt th | e wh | ole w | orld w | as s | o t | ight |
| D | |
| Th | at's when someone came up to me |
| Bm | |
| And said, y | oung man, take a walk up the street |
| G | |
| There's a pl | ace there called the YMCA |
| A | G | A | G | D | A7 | |
| They can st | art y | ou b | ack | on y | our w | ay |
| A7 | A7 | A7 | A7 | A7 |
| D | |
| It's fun to stay at the | YMCA |
| Bm | |
| It's fun to stay at the | YMCA |
| Em | |
| They have | everything for young men to enjoy |
| A7 | |
| You can h | ang out with all the boys |
| D | Bm |
| YMCA, it's fun to stay at the | YMCA |
| Em | |
| Y | oung man, young man, there's no need to feel down |
| A7 | |
| Y | oung man, young man, pick yourself off the ground |
| D | Bm |
| YMCA, it's fun to stay at the | YMCA |
| Em | |
| Y | oung man, young man, are you listening to me |
| A7 | |
| Y | oung man, young man, what do you wanna be? |
| D | Bm |
| YMCA, you'll find it at the | YMCA |
| Em | |
| N | o man, young man, does it all by himself |
| A7 | |
| Y | oung man, young man, put your pride on the shelf |
| D | Bm |
| YMCA, and just go to the | YMCA |
| Em | |
| Y | oung man, young man I was once in your shoes |
| A7 | |
| Y | oung man, young man I was down with the blues |
