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Transcribed by: asf0@comcast.net  Alice Franceschini
Date:  September 9, 1997  Realigned: February 7, 2003
Subject: You Don't Own Me by Lesley Gore
Album: The Golden Hits of
Written by: J. Madara/D. White

I don't recall if this is in the record key
or if it's been transposed to a new key.

    
      YOU DON'T OWN ME           Lesley Gore

Intro
          Cm       D7                  Cm      D7+               D7    Gm
You don't own me          I'm not just one of your        man -  y   toys.
You don't own me          Don't try to change me in      an    -  y  way.

          Cm      D7                   Cm               D7+      D7       G
You don't own me        Don't say I   can't go with     oth   -  er      boys.
You don't own me        Don't tie me down 'cause I'll nev   - er      stay.

     G                         Em
And don't tell me what to do  Don't tell me what to say
I don't tell you what to say   I don't tell you what to do  
      C                            D7                       Gm
And please when I go out with you, Don't put me on display 'cause
So just let me be myself                    That's all I ask of you    go to lead


     G                                  Em
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.

ENDING:
Gm              Cm      F7
    You don't   own     me.                repeat and fade