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                Y.M.C.A. – Village People
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Written by: Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali, Victor Willis
From: "Cruisin’" (1978)

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

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Capo: 2nd fret
Play: E
Key: F#

For original chords transpose +2

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CHORDS and SPECIAL VOICINGS
 
          E-A-
A/B       x-2-
B7sus4    x-2-
B/D#      x-6-
A/C#      x-4-
B/F#      2-x-

D-G-B-E
2-2-2(0)
4-2-5-2
4-4-4-x
2-2-2-x
4-4-4-2

Two options fo
- for more dee
F#m       2-4-
F#m(maj7) 2-4-
F#m7      2-4-
F#m6      2-x-

r the F#m part in the chorus:
p end use these voicings:
4-2-2(2)
3-2-2(2)
2-2-2(2)
1-2-2(2)
- to accentuat
F#m       x-x-
F#m(maj7) x-x-
F#m7      x-x-
F#m6      x-x-

e the downward scale these sound fine:
4-2-2(2)
3-2-2(1)
2-2-2(0)
1-2-2(2)

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[Intro]
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[Verse]

Young man, the

re's no need t

o feel down
        
I said, young 

man, pick your

self off the g

round
        
I said, young 

man, 'cause yo

u're in a new 

town
           
There's no nee

#     
d to   be unha

 
p-py


[Verse]

Young man, the

re's a place y

ou can go
        
I said, young 

man, when you'

re short on yo

ur dough
        
You can stay t

here, and I'm 

sure you will 

find
      
Many ways to  

        
 have a good t

#    
ime    ˅      

  
˅      ˅      

 
˅      ˅


[Chorus]
              
It's fun to st

          
ay at the Y.M.

C.A.
              
It's fun to st

          
ay at the Y.M.

C.A.
           
They have ever

     
ything for you

        
ng men to enjo


y
        
You can hang o

ut with all th

e boys 
              
It's fun to st

          
ay at the Y.M.

C.A.
              
It's fun to st

          
ay at the Y.M.

C.A.
           
You can get yo

       
urself clean, 

        
you can have a

     
 good meal
        
You can do wha

tever you feel

 


[Verse]

Young man, are

 you listening

 to me?
        
I said, young 

man, what do y

ou want to be?
        
I said, young 

man, you can m

ake real your 

dreams
           
But you've got

#       
   to   know t

     
his one thing!


[Verse]

No man does it

 all by himsel

f
        
I said, young 

man, put your 

pride on the s

helf,
        
And just go th

ere, to the Y.

M.C.A.
          
I'm sure they 

         
  can   help y

     
ou to--day    

  
˅      ˅      

  
˅      ˅      


˅


[Chorus]
              
It's fun to st

          
ay at the Y.M.

C.A.
              
It's fun to st

          
ay at the Y.M.

C.A.
           
They have ever

     
ything for you

        
ng men to enjo


y
        
You can hang o

ut with all th

e boys 
              
It's fun to st

          
ay at the Y.M.

C.A.
              
It's fun to st

          
ay at the Y.M.

C.A.
           
You can get yo

       
urself clean, 

        
you can have a

     
 good meal
        
You can do wha

tever you feel

 


[Verse]

Young man, I w

as once in you

r shoes
        
I said, I was 

down and out w

ith the blues
       
I felt no man 

cared if I wer

e alive
         
I felt the   w

/          
hole   world  

     
was  so  jive 


[Verse]

That's when so

meone came up 

to me,
          
And said, youn

g man, take a 

walk up the st

reet
       
It's a place t

here called th

e YMCA
          
They can start

        
 you  back on 

    
your way    ˅ 

  
     ˅      ˅ 

  
     ˅      ˅


[Chorus]
              
It's fun to st

          
ay at the Y.M.

C.A.
              
It's fun to st

          
ay at the Y.M.

C.A.
           
They have ever

     
ything for you

        
ng men to enjo


y
        
You can hang o

ut with all th

e boys 


[Chorus]

Y.M.C.A.
              
It's fun to st

          
ay at the Y.M.

C.A.
           
Young man, you

     
ng man there's

          
 no need to fe

   
el down

Young man, you

ng man, pick y

ourself off th

e ground


[Chorus]

Y.M.C.A.
              
Then just go t

      
o the Y.M.C.A.
           
Young man, you

    
ng man I was o

#         
nce in your sh


oes

Young man, you

ng man I was d

own with the b

lues

(repeat and fade)