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 [Dm] young man, pick yourself off the ground
I said [A#] young man, 'cause your in a new town
There's no [C /E/D/C/A#/A/G] need to be unhappy

VERSE 2:
[F] Young man, there's a place you can go
I said [Dm] young man, when you're short on your dough
You can [A#] stay there and I'm sure you will find
Many [C /E/D/C/A#/A/G] ways to have a good time [A#/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 [Dm] Y.M.C.A
They have [Gm] every-[GmM7]-thing for young [Gm7] men to enjoy
You can [A#/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 [Dm] Y.M.C.A.
You can [Gm] get yourself [GmM7] clean you can [Gm7] have a good meal
You can [A#/C] do whatever you feel

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS 1 & 2:

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS 1 & 2: