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Gm​ C
​m​ D
​7​ ​
Cm​ D
​7​ G
​m 
 
You don't own me I'm not just one of your many toys 
 
G
​m​ C
​m​ D
​7​ ​
Cm​ D
​7​ 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 
 
E
​m 
 
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] 
 
 
 
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] 
 
 
 
A
​b 
 
I'm young and I love to be young 
 
F
​m 
 
I'm free and I love to be free 
 
​
Db 
 
To live my life the way I want 
 
E
​b7 
 
To say and do whatever I please 
 
 
 
[instrumental break over verse chords, in A
​bm​
:] 
 
 
 
 A
​bm​ D
​bm​ E
​b7​ D
​bm​ ​
Eb7​ [2X] 
 
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 
 
A
​b 
 
/ / / / / / / / / / / / 
 
 
 
[repeat chorus 1, in A
​b​
] 
 
 
 
A
​b 
 
And don't tell me what to do 
 
F
​m 
 
And don't tell me what to say 
 
D
​b 
 
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 B
​b​
:] 
 
 
 
B
​b 
 
I'm young and I love to be young 
 
G
​m 
 
I'm free and I love to be free [fade]