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You Dont Own Me

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Cminor

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1/84

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 84Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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]
        GmYou don't Cmown me
      GmI'm not just oCmne of your D5many Gmtoys
(Gm)               Cm  
        You don't own me
        GmDon't say I can't Cmgo with oD5ther bGmoys
(Gm)
[Chorus]
And Gdon't tell me what to do
And Emdon't tell me what to say
CPlease when I go out with you
DDon't put me on display
[Pre-Chorus]
        GmYou don't Cmown me
      GmDon't try to cCmhange me in D5any Gmway
(Gm)               Cm  
        You don't own me
        GmDon't tie me dCmown cause D5I'd never Gmstay
(Gm)
[Chorus]
And Gdon't tell me what to do
And Emdon't tell me what to say
CPlease when I go out with you
DDon'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]
I doGn't tell me what to say
I doEmn't tell me what to do
CSo just let me be myself
DThat's all I ask of you
[Chorus]
(move all chords up 1 semitone)
G=G#  
Em=Fm  
C=C#  
D=D#
I'm G#young and I love to be young
I'm Fmfree and I love to be free
To C#live my life the way I want
To D#say and do whatever I please
[Pre-Chorus]
        G#mYou don't oC#mwn me (oh, oh ,oh ,oh ,oh oh)
        G#moh, no , no ,C#mno , oh ,oh D#5,no G#m,no                                                   X2
(G#m)              C#m  
        You don't own me
                     G#mDC#mon't,      D5you dGmon't
GmYou don't own me
************************************
| h  Hammer-on
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You Dont Own Me

by Grace

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

C#m

D#5

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

()

[Chorus]

And don't tell me what to do

And don't tell me what to say

Please when I go out with you

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

()

[Chorus]

And don't tell me what to do

And don't tell me what to say

Please when I go out with you

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]

I don't tell me what to say

I don't tell me what to do

So just let me be myself

That's all I ask of you

[Chorus]

(move all chords up 1 semitone)

G G#

Em Fm

C C#

D D

I'm young and I love to be young

I'm free and I love to be free

To live my life the way I want

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

You don't own me

************************************

| h Hammer-on

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