CYoung man, there's no need to feel down
I said ,a young man, pick yourself off the ground.,
I said ,F young man, 'cause you're in a new town,
there's no ,G7 need to be unhappy.,
,C Young man, there's a place you can go,
I said ,a young man, when you're short on your dough,
you can ,F stay there and I'm sure you will find,
many ,G7 ways to have a good time.,

It's fun to stay at the ,C Y.M.C.A.,
It's fun to stay at the ,a Y.M.C.A.,
They have ,d7 everything,
for young men to enjoy, ,
you can ,G7sus hang out with all the ,G7 boys.,
,CY.M.C.A.,
It's fun to stay at the ,a Y.M.C.A.,
You can ,d7 get yourself clean,
you can get a good meal, ,
you can ,G7sus do wharever you ,G7 feel.,

Young man, are you listening to me?,
I said young man, what do you want to be?,
I said young man, you can make real your dreams,
but you've got to know this one thing,
No man does it all by himself.,
I said young man, put your pride on the shelf,
and just go there to the Y.M.C.A.,
I'm sure they can help you today.,

It's fun to stay...,

Young man, I was once in your shoes.,
I said I was down and out with the blues.,
I felt no man cared if I were alive.,
I felt the whole world was so jive.,
Thats when someone came up to me,
and said: Young man, take a walk up the street.,
It's a place there called the Y.M.C.A.,
They can start yu back on your way.,

It's fun to...,

It's fun to stay at theY.M.C.A. etc