Intro: Gm 

Gm        Cm     D7             C      D7         Gm   
You don't own me, i'm not just one of your many toys 
          Cm    D7             C        D         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                          Gm  
don't put me on display, 'cause 
        Cm      D7               C        D7       Gm 
you don't own me, don't try to change me in any way 
          Cm    D7              C          D7         G  
you don't own me, don't tie me down 'cause i'd never stay 


 G 
oh, i don't tell you what to say 
  Em  
i don't tell you what to do 
   C 
so just let me be myself 
D7 
that's all i ask of you 
    G#    
i'm young and i love to be young 
    Fm 
i'm free and i love to be free 
   C# 
to life my life the way i want 
   D# 
to say and do whatever i please 

instrumental --> 
( G#m   C#m   D#  C#m D#  G#m   C#m   D#  C#m D# G# ) 

              G# 
a-a-a-nd don't tell me what to do 
         Fm 
oh-h-h-h don't tell me what to say 
    C# 
and please, when i go out with you 
D#  
don't put me on display 
   A 
i don't tell you what to say 
         F#m  
oh-h-h-h don't tell you what to do 
   D           
so just let me be myself 
E 
that's all i ask of you 
    Bb 
i'm young and i love to be young 
    Gm (fade) 
i'm free and i love to be free 
    D#  
to life my life the way i want 
      



( Michael e Jefter Taveira)