Village People YMCA hudba a text Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali & Victor Willis, album Cruisin’ (1978) C C C C • A1 Young man A3 Young man A5 Young man, C2 YMCA • • • Am • There’s no need to feel down Are you listening to me I was once in your shoes (It’s fun to stay at the) YMCA Am Am Am F I said, young man I said, young man, I said, I was E1 Young man, young man • • • • Pick yourself off the ground What do you want to be Down and out with the blues There’s no need to feel down F F F G I said, young man I said, young man, I felt no man Young man, young man • • • • ’Cause you’re in a new town You can make real your dreams Cared if I were alive Get yourself off the ground There’s no But you I felt C2 G-F-G F-G-F G-F-G F-G-F G-F-G F-G-F B’1 Need to be unhappy B’3 Got to know this one thing B’5 The whole world was so jive F E2 Young man, young man • C C C Are you listening to me A2 Young man A4 No man A6 That’s when G • • • Young man, young man There’s a place you can go Does it all by himself Someone came up to me • Am Am Am I said, young man I said, young man, And said, young man, What do you wanna be • • • Whenyou’reshortonyourdough Put your pride on the shelf Take a walk up the street C2 F F F F You can stay there And just go there, There’s a place there E3 Young man, young man • • • • And I’m sure you will find To the YMCA Called the YMCA Does it all by himself G Many I’m sure They can Young man, young man G-F-G F-G-F G • G-F-G F-G-F G • G-F-G F-G-F G • • B”2 Ways to have a good time B”4 They can help you today B”6 Start you back on your way Put your pride on the shelf C • C1 C2 C1 (It’s fun to stay at the) YMCA Am • F D1 E4 Young man, young man (It’s fun to stay at the) YMCA • Dm - Dmmaj I was once in your shoes D1 They have everything C1 G Dm7 - Dm6 Young man, young man For a man to enjoy D’2 • G I was down with the blues You can hang out • With all the boys C1 Dm - Dmmaj D2 You can get yourself cleaned Dm7 - Dm6 You can have a good meal G You can do • Whatever you feel.