Village People - Ymca

this is tabbed in G thought the recording is in F#

intro D

G
1 . young man , there’s no need to feel down ,
Em
i said , young man , pick yourself off the ground ,
C
i said , young man , ’cause you’re in a new town ,
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there’s no need to be unhappy .
G
2 . young man , there’s a place you can go ,
Em
i said , young man , when you’re short on your dough ,
C
you can stay there , and i’m sure you will find
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many ways to have a good time .
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it’s fun to stay at the y – m – C – A , it’s fun to stay at the y – m – C – A .
Am
they have everything for young men to enjoy ,
D7
you can hang out with all the boys .
G Em
it’s fun to stay at the y – m – C – A , it’s fun to stay at the y – m – C – A .
Am
you can get yourself cleaned , you can have a good meal ,
D7
you can do whatever you feel .
G
3 . young man , are you listening to me?
Em
i said , young man , what do you want to be?
C
i said , young man , you can make real your dreams ,
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but you got to know this one thing!

G
4 . no man does it all by himself ,
Em
i said , young man , put your pride on the shelf ,
C
and just go there , to the y – m – C – A ,
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i’m sure they can help you today .
– – – – – – – – – – – G Em
it’s fun to stay at the y – m – C – A , it’s fun to stay at the y – m – C – A ,
Am
they have everything for young men to enjoy ,
D7
you can hang out with all the boys .
G Em
it’s fun to stay at the y – m – C – A , it’s fun to stay at the y – m – C – A .
Am
you can get yourself cleaned , you can have a good meal ,
D7
you can do whatever you feel .
G
5 . young man , i was once in your shoes ,
Em
i said , i was down and out with the blues ,
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i felt no man cared if i were alive , i felt the whole world was so tight .
G
6 . that’s when someone came up to me ,
Em
and said , young man , take a walk up the street ,
C
there’s a place there called the y – m – C – A ,
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they can start you back on your way .
– – – – – – – – – – – – G Em
it’s fun to stay at the y – m – C – A , it’s fun to stay at the y – m – C – A . . .