"You Don't Own Me"
(John Madara and David White)
Intro
Gm x2
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Verse 1
[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 'cause
Verse 2
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)
Instrumental
[Abm] [Dbm] [Eb7] [Dbm] [Eb7] x2
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[Ab]
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
(repeat chorus 1, in Ab)
Chorus
[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
(repeat chorus 2, in A)
Chorus
[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)
Chorus
[Bb]
I'm young and I love to be young
[Gm]
I'm free and I love to be free
(fade)