Remake of Lesley Gore's 1963 hit with the same title with
similar chords. Just a heads up, there is a key change 3/4 of the way through the song, so unless you're
good enough to put a capo on midway through the song I'd play barre chords for most of it.
[Intro]
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------| X2
D|-------5-----------5-------------5-----------5------|
A|-------5-----------5-------------5-----------5------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6h5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6h5|
[Verse]
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------| X2
D|-------5-----------5-------------5-----------5------|
A|-------5-----------5-------------5-----------5------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6h5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6h5|
[Pre-Chorus]
Gm Cm
You don't own me
Gm Cm D5 Gm
I'm not just one of your many toys
(Gm) Cm
You don't own me
Gm Cm D5 Gm
Don't say I can't go with other boys
(Gm)
[Chorus]
G
And don't tell me what to do
Em
And don't tell me what to say
C
Please when I go out with you
D
Don't put me on display
[Pre-Chorus]
Gm Cm
You don't own me
Gm Cm D5 Gm
Don't try to change me in any way
(Gm) Cm
You don't own me
Gm Cm D5 Gm
Don't tie me down cause I'd never stay
(Gm)
[Chorus]
G
And don't tell me what to do
Em
And don't tell me what to say
C
Please when I go out with you
D
Don't put me on display
[Verse]
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------| X4
D|-------5-----------5-------------5-----------5------|
A|-------5-----------5-------------5-----------5------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6h5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6h5|
[Chorus]
G
I don't tell me what to say
Em
I don't tell me what to do
C
So just let me be myself
D
That's all I ask of you
[Chorus]
(move all chords up 1 semitone)
G=G#
Em=Fm
C=C#
D=D#
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#
To say and do whatever I please
[Pre-Chorus]
G#m C#m
You don't own me (oh, oh ,oh ,oh ,oh oh)
G#m C#m D#5 G#m
oh, no , no ,no , oh ,oh ,no ,no X2
(G#m) C#m
You don't own me
G#m C#m D5 Gm
Don't, you don't
Gm
You don't own me
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