Intro: G5 

G5        C5     D5             C5      D5         G5   
You don't own me, i'm not just one of your many toys 
          C5    D5             C5        D5         G5 
you don't own me, don't say i can't go with other boys 
    G5                       
and don't tell me what to do 
    E5 
and don't tell me what to say 
    C5 
and please, when i go out with you 
D5                          G5  
don't put me on display, 'cause 
        C5      D5               C5        D5       G5 
you don't own me, don't try to change me in any way 
          C5    D5              C5          D5         G5  
you don't own me, don't tie me down 'cause i'd never stay 


 G5 
oh, i don't tell you what to say 
  E5  
i don't tell you what to do 
   C5 
so just let me be myself 
D5 
that's all i ask of you 
    G#5    
i'm young and i love to be young 
    F5 
i'm free and i love to be free 
   C#5 
to life my life the way i want 
   D#5 
to say and do whatever i please 

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( G#5   C#5   D#5  C#5 D#5  G#5   C#5   D#5  C#5 D#5 G#5 ) 

              G#5 
a-a-a-nd don't tell me what to do 
         F5 
oh-h-h-h don't tell me what to say 
    C#5 
and please, when i go out with you 
D#5  
don't put me on display 
   A5 
i don't tell you what to say 
         F#5  
oh-h-h-h don't tell you what to do 
   D5           
so just let me be myself 
E5 
that's all i ask of you 
    Bb5 
i'm young and i love to be young 
    G5 (fade) 
i'm free and i love to be free 
    D#5  
to life my life the way i want 
      



( Michael e Jefter Taveira)