-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y.M.C.A. – Village People -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Village People Y.M.C.A. (1978) (Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali, Victor Willis) From: "Cruisin’" -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS and SPECIAL VOICINGS E-A-D-G-B-E A/B x-2-2-2-2(0) B7sus4 x-2-4-2-5-2 B/D# x-6-4-4-4-x A/C# x-4-2-2-2-x B/F# 2-x-4-4-4-2 Two options for the F#m part in the chorus: - for more deep end use these voicings: F#m 2-4-4-2-2(2) F#m(maj7) 2-4-3-2-2(2) F#m7 2-4-2-2-2(2) F#m6 2-x-1-2-2(2) - to accentuate the downward scale these sound fine: F#m x-x-4-2-2(2) F#m(maj7) x-x-3-2-2(1) F#m7 x-x-2-2-2(0) F#m6 x-x-1-2-2(2) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capo 2nd fret INTRO | A/B | % | % | % | B7sus4 | % |

^EYoung man, there's no need to feel down I said, ^C#myoung man, pick yourself off the ground I said, ^Ayoung man, 'cause you're in a new town There's no ^B/D#need ^A/C#to ^Bbe ^Aun^G#mhap-^B/F#py

^EYoung man, there's a place you can go I said, ^C#myoung man, when you're short on your dough You can ^Astay there, and I'm sure you will find Many ^B/D#ways ^A/C#to ^Bhave ^Aa ^G#mgood ^F#mtime ^B7sus4 &^B7sus4#709; ^B7sus4 &am^B7sus4p;#709;^B7sus4 ˅ ˅ ˅

[tacet] E It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.

It's fun to stay at the ^C#mY.M.C.A. F#m Fm(maj7) F#m7 F#m6 They have everything that you need to enjoy, You can ^B7sus4hang out with all the boys It's fun to stay at the ^EY.M.C.A. It's fun to stay at the ^C#mY.M.C.A. F#m Fm(maj7) F#m7 F#m6 You can get yourself clean, you can have a good meal You can ^B7sus4do whatever you feel

^EYoung man, are you listening to me? I said, ^C#myoung man, what do you want to be? I said, ^Ayoung man, you can make real your dreams But you've ^B/D#got ^A/C#to ^Bknow ^Athis ^G#mone ^B/F#thing!

^ENo man does it all by himself I said, ^C#myoung man, put your pride on the shelf, And just^A go there, to the Y.M.C.A. I'm sure ^B/D#they ^A/C#can ^Bhelp y^Aou ^G#mto--^F#mday ^B7sus4 &^B7sus4#709; ^B7sus4 &am^B7sus4p;#709;^B7sus4 ˅ ˅ ˅

[tacet] E It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.

^EYoung man, I was once in your shoes I said, ^C#mI was down and out with the blues I felt ^Ano man cared if I were alive I felt ^B/D#the ^A/C#whole ^Bworld ^Awas ^G#mso ^B/F#jive

^EThat's when someone came up to me, And said, ^C#myoung man, take a walk up the street It's a ^Aplace there called the YMCA They can ^B/D#start ^A/C#you ^Bback ^Aon ^G#myour ^F#mway ^B7sus4 &^B7sus4#709; ^B7sus4 &am^B7sus4p;#709;^B7sus4 ˅ ˅ ˅

[tacet] E It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.

It's fun to stay at the ^C#mY.M.C.A. F#m Fm(maj7) F#m7 F#m6 They have everything that you need to enjoy, You can ^B7sus4hang out with all the boys

^EY.M.C.A. It's fun to stay at the ^C#mY.M.C.A. F#m Fm(maj7) F#m7 F#m6 Young man, young man there's no need to feel down ^B7sus4Young man, young man, pick yourself off the ground

^EY.M.C.A. Then just go to the ^C#mY.M.C.A. F#m Fm(maj7) F#m7 F#m6 Young man, young man I was once in your shoes ^B7sus4Young man, young man I was down with the blues

(repeat and fade)

Village People - Ymca