Instruments
| F#m7 | F#m7 |
Verse 1
| F#m7 Bm7 | C#7 Bm7 C#7 | You don't own me I'm not just one of your many toys| F#m7 Bm7 | C#7 Bm7 C#7 | F# | You don't own me Don't say I can't go with other boys
Hook 1
key change to F#| F# | D#m7 | And don't tell me what to do And don't tell me what to say | B | C#7 |And, please, when I go out with you Don't put me on display
Verse 2
key change to F#m| F#m7 Bm7 | C#7 Bm7 C#7 |'Cause, you don't own me Don't try to change me in anyway| F#m7 Bm7 | C#7 Bm7 C#7 | F# | You don't own me Don't tie me down 'Cause I'll never stay
Hook 2
key change to F#| F# | D#m7 |I don't tell you what to say I don't tell you what to do | B | C#7 |So, just let me be myself That's all I ask of you
Hook 3
key up to G| G | Em7 |I'm young and I love to be young I'm free and I love to be free | C | D7 |To live my life the way that I want To say and do whatever I please
Instruments
key change to Gm| Gm7 Cm7 | D7 Cm7 D7 || Gm7 Cm7 | D7 Cm7 D7 | G |
Hook 4
key change to G| G | Em7 |And don't tell me what to do And don't tell me what to say | C | D7 |And, please, when I go out with you Don't put me on display
Hook 5
key up to Ab| Ab | Fm7 |I don't tell you what to say I don't tell you what to do | Db | Eb7 |So, just let me be myself That's all I ask of you
Last-Hook (Fade Out)
key up to A| A | F#m7 |I'm young and I love to be young I'm free and I love to be free | D | E7 |To live my life the way that I want To say and do whatever I please
