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

VERSE 1:
[F#] Young man, there's no need to feel down
I said [D#m] young man, pick yourself off the ground
I said [B] young man, 'cause your in a new town
There's no [C# /F/D#/C#/B/Bb/G#] need to be unhappy

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

CHORUS 1:
[N.C.] It's fun to stay at the [F#] Y.M.C.A
It's fun to stay at the [D#m] Y.M.C.A
They have [G#m] every-[G#mM7]-thing for young [G#m7] men to enjoy
You can [B/C#] hang out with all the boys

CHORUS 2:
It's fun to stay at the [F#] Y.M.C.A.
It's fun to stay at the [D#m] Y.M.C.A.
You can [G#m] get yourself [G#mM7] clean you can [G#m7] have a good meal
You can [B/C#] do whatever you feel

VERSE 3:
[F#] Young man, are you listening to me
I said [D#m] young man, what do you wanna be
I said [B] young man, you can make real your dreams
But you've [C# /F/D#/C#/B/Bb/G#] got to know this one thing

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

REPEAT CHORUS 1 & 2:

VERSE 5:
[F#] Young Man, I was once in your shoes
I said [D#m] I was, down and out with the blues
I felt [B] no man cared if I were alive
I felt the [C# /F/D#/C#/B/Bb/G#] whole world was so jive

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

REPEAT CHORUS 1 & 2: