Y.m.c.a Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays461

Y.m.c.a by Clarice Falcão is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Em, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			G 
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 
D 
There's no need to be unhappy 

G 
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 
D 
Many ways to have a good time 

                       G 
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A 
                       Em 
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A 
 C 
They have everything for you men to enjoy 
 D 
You can hang out with all the boys 

                       G 
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A 
                       Em 
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A 
 C 
You can get yourself cleaned, you can have a good meal 
 D 
You can do whatever you feel 

G 
Young man, I was once in your shoes 
Em 
I said, I was down and out with the blues 
C 
I felt no man cared if I were alive 
D 
I felt the whole world was so tight 

G 
That's when someone came up to me 
Em 
I said, young man, what do you want to be? 
C 
I said, young man, you can make real your dreams 
D 
But you got to know this one thing 

                       G 
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A 
                       Em 
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A 
 C 
They have everything for you men to enjoy 
 D 
You can hang out with all the boys 

                       G 
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A 
                       Em 
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A 
 C 
You can get yourself cleaned, you can have a good meal 
 D                           G 
You can do whatever you feel 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante