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You Don't Own Me by Lesley Gore
You Don't Own Me
[Intro]
Gm [2X]
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
[Verse]
Gm Cm D7 Cm D7 Gm
You don't own me I'm not just one of your many toys
Gm Cm D7 Cm D7 G
You don't own me don't say I can't go with other boys
[Chorus]
G
And don't tell me what to do
Em
And don't tell me what to say
C
And please, when I go out with you
D7
Don't put me on display [1: 'cause]
[Verse]
You don't own me, don't try to change me in any way
You don't own me, don't tie me down 'cause I'd never stay
[Chorus]
Oh, I don't tell you what to say
I don't tell you what to do
So just let me be myself
That's all I ask of you
[key change to Ab]
[Chorus]
Ab
I'm young and I love to be young
Fm
I'm free and I love to be free
Db
To live my life the way I want
Eb7
To say and do whatever I please
[instrumental break over verse chords, in Abm:]
Abm Dbm Eb7 Dbm Eb7 [2X]
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Ab
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
[repeat chorus 1, in Ab]
Ab
And don't tell me what to do
Fm
And don't tell me what to say
Db
And please, when I go out with you
Eb7
Don't put me on display [1: 'cause]
[repeat chorus 2, in A]
A
I don't tell you what to say
F#m
I don't tell you what to do
D
So just let me be myself
E7
That's all I ask of you
[repeat chorus 3, in Bb:]
Bb
I'm young and I love to be young
Gm
I'm free and I love to be free [fade]
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version 2
Gm 2x
Cm D7 Cm D Gm
You don't own me, I'm not just one of your many toys
Cm D7 Cm D Gm
You don't own me, don't say I can't go with other boys
G
And don't tell me what to do
Em
And don't tell me what to say
C
And please, when I go out with you,
D D7 Gm
don't put me on display, 'cause
Cm D7 Cm D Gm
You don't own me, don't try to change me in any way
Cm D7 Cm D Gm
You don't own me, don't tie me down 'cause I'd never stay
G
Oh, I don't tell you what to say
Em
I don't tell you what to do
C
So just let me be myself,
D D7
that's all I ask of you
G#
I'm young and I love to be young
Fm
I'm free and I love to be free
C#
To live my life the way I want
D# D#7
To say and do whatever I please
G#m C#m D#7 C#m D# G# 2x
G#
Aaah don't tell me what to do
Fm
And don't tell me what to say
C#
And please, when I go out with you,
D# D#7
don't put me on display
A
I don't tell you what to say
F#m
Oh-h-h-h don't tell you what to do
D
So just let me be myself
E E7
That's all I ask of you
Bb
I'm young and I love to be young
Gm
I'm free and I love to be free . . . .
* Alternate:
Capo II
Gm = Fm
Cm = Bbm
D7 = C7
D = C
G = F
Em = Dm
C = Bb
G# = F#7
C#m = Bm
E = D
A = G
F#m = Em
E7 = D7
Bb = G#
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version 3
Tuning: E A D G B E
Gm Gm Gm
Cm D7 Cm D Gm
You don't own me I'm not just one of your many toys
Cm D7 Cm D Gm
You don't own me don't say I can't go with other boys
G
And don't tell me what to do
Em
And don't tell me what to say
C
And please, when I go out with you,
D D7 Gm
Don’t put me on display, 'cause
Cm D7 Cm D Gm
You don't own me don't try to change me in any way
Cm D7 Cm D Gm
You don't own me don't tie me down 'cause I'd never stay
G#
Oh, and don't tell you what to do
Fm
Oh don't tell you what to say
C#m
And please when I go out with you
Eb Eb7
Don’t put me on display
A
I don't tell you what to say
F#m
O h I don't tell you what to do
D
So just let me be myself
E E7
That's all I ask of you
Bb
I'm young and I love to be young
Gm
I'm free and I love to be free
Eb
To live my life the way I want
F7
To say and do whatever I please
Bb Bm Bb
You don’t own me
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