You Don't Own Me Chords
by Leslie Gore
You Don't Own Me by Leslie Gore is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Gm. It uses the chords Gm, Cm, D7, G, Em, C, Ab, Fm, Db, Eb7, Abm, Dbm, A, F#m, D, E7 and Bb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
"You Don't Own Me"
(John Madara and David White)
Intro:
Gm {2X}
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
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 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 2:
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 3:
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}
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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