YMCA (Original Version 1978) Chords

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I said, [Ebm] young man, _ pick yourself off the ground.
I [B] said, young man, cause you're in a new town.
There's [Db] no [B] need to [Bbm] [Abm] be _
[Db] unhappy, [Gb] young man.
_ There's a place you can go, I [Ebm] said, young man.
When you're short on your dough, you [B] can stay there.
And I'm sure you will find [Db] many ways [Eb] to [Db] have a good [Ebm] time.
_ _ _ It's fun to stay at [Gb] the _ _ YMCA.
It's fun to [Ebm] stay at the _ _ YMCA. _
_ [Abm] They have everything for young men to enjoy.
[Db] You can hang out at all the boys.
It's [B] fun to stay at [Gb] the _ _ YMCA.
It's fun to [D] stay at [Ebm] the _ _ YMCA. _
You [Abm] can get yourself clean.
You can have a fruit meal.
You can [Db] do whatever you feel.
_ [Gb] Young man, are you listening to me?
I [Ebm] said, young man, _ what do you want to be?
I [B] said, young man, you can make billion dreams.
But [F] you've got [Ebm] to [Db] know [Abm] this [Bb] [Db] one [Gb] thing, young man.
_ Does it all by himself, I [Ebm] said, young man.
Put your pride on the shelf and [B] just go there.
To the YMCA, I'm [Db] sure they [Eb] [Bbm] can help [Abm]
[Db] you today.
[Ebm] _ _ _ It's fun to stay at [Gb] the _ _ YMCA.
It's fun to stay at [Ebm] the _ _ YMCA. _
_ [Abm] They have _ everything for young men to enjoy.
You can hang out with all the boys.
It's fun to stay at [Ebm] the [Gb] _ _ YMCA.
It's fun to stay at [Ebm] the _ _ YMCA. _
[Gb] _ [Abm] You can get yourself clean.
You can have a fruit meal.
You can [Db] do whatever you _ _ feel.
[Gb] Young man, I was once in your shoes, I [Ebm] said I was.
Down and out with the blues, I [B] felt no man.
Said if I were alive, [F] I'd fill the [Ebm] whole [Db] world [Abm]
[Gb] once.
So try it that way.
Someone came up to me and [Ebm] said, young man,
take a walk up the street.
[B] It's a place there called the YMCA.
[F] They can stop [B] [Bbm] you back [Db]
on your way.
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It's fun to stay at the _ _ YMCA.
It's fun to stay [Ebm] at the _ _ YMCA. _
_ _ [Ab] They have everything [Abm] for young men to enjoy.
You can hang [Db] out with all the [B] _
boys.
[Gb] _ _ _ YMCA.
It's fun to stay [Ebm] at the _ _ YMCA. _
_ _ [Ab] Young man, young man, [Abm] there's no need to feel down.
[Db] Young man, young man, get yourself off [E] the [Ebm] ground.
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_ [E] _ [Gb] _ _ _ YMCA.
It's fun to stay [Ebm] at the _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [Ab] YMCA.
Young man, young man, are [Abm] you listening to me?
[Db] Young man, young man, do you want to [B] [Gb] be _ _ YMCA?
You'll find it [Ebm] at the _ _ YMCA.
_ _ [G] [Abm] No man, young man, just by himself.
[Dbm] Young [Db] man, young man, you're right [E] on the [Gb] shelf.
_ _ YMCA.
And just go [Ebm] to the _ YMCA. _
[Gb] _ [Ab] Young man, young man. _ _
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