You Don't Own Me chords
Lesley Gore 1964 (Madara / White) *
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Don%27t_Own_Me
[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, 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 . . . .
* Alternates:
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#]
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
[Gm] = [Am]
[Cm] = [Dm]
[D7] = [E7]
[D] = [E]
[G] = [A]
[Em] = [F#m]
[C] = [D]
[G#] = [A#]
[C#m] = [Ebm]
[E] = [F#]
[A] = [B]
[F#m] = [Abm]
[E7] = [F#7]
[Bb] = [C]
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