Village People, Y.M.C.A. (1978)
^{Key: :[Gb] (w: Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali, Victor Willis)}

VERSE 1:
[Gb] Young man, there's no need to feel down
I said [Ebm] young man, pick yourself off the ground
I said [B] young man, 'cause your in a new town
There's no [Db /F/Eb/Db/B/Bb/Ab] need to be unhappy

VERSE 2:
[Gb] Young man, there's a place you can go
I said [Ebm] young man, when you're short on your dough
You can [B] stay there and I'm sure you will find
Many [Db /F/Eb/Db/B/Bb/Ab] ways to have a good time [B/Db open]

CHORUS 1:
[N.C.] It's fun to stay at the [Gb] Y.M.C.A
It's fun to stay at the [Ebm] Y.M.C.A
They have [Abm] every-[AbmM7]-thing for young [Abm7] men to enjoy
You can [B/Db] hang out with all the boys

CHORUS 2:
It's fun to stay at the [Gb] Y.M.C.A.
It's fun to stay at the [Ebm] Y.M.C.A.
You can [Abm] get yourself [AbmM7] clean you can [Abm7] have a good meal
You can [B/Db] do whatever you feel

VERSE 3:
[Gb] Young man, are you listening to me
I said [Ebm] young man, what do you wanna be
I said [B] young man, you can make real your dreams
But you've [Db /F/Eb/Db/B/Bb/Ab] got to know this one thing

VERSE 4:
[Gb] No man, does it all by himself
I said [Ebm] young man, put your pride on the shelf
And just [B] go there, to the Y.M.C.A.
I'm sure [Db /F/Eb/Db/B/Bb/Ab] they can help you today [B/Db open]

REPEAT CHORUS 1 & 2:

VERSE 5:
[Gb] Young Man, I was once in your shoes
I said [Ebm] I was, down and out with the blues
I felt [B] no man cared if I were alive
I felt the [Db /F/Eb/Db/B/Bb/Ab] whole world was so jive

VERSE 6:
[Gb] That's when someone came up to me
And said [Ebm] young man, take a walk up the street
There's a [B] place there, called the Y.M.C.A.
They can [Db /F/Eb/Db/B/Bb/Ab] start you back on your way [B/Db open]

REPEAT CHORUS 1 & 2: