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Lesley Gore - You Don’t Own Me Chords

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ChordsGm, Cm, D7, D, G, Em, C
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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[Opening]
[Gm] [Gm]
You don’t [Cm]own me,[D7]I’m not just [Cm]one of your [D]many [Gm]toys
You don’t [Cm]own me, [D7]don’t say I [Cm]can’t go [D]with other [Gm]boys

[chorus]
And [G]don’t tell me what to do
And [Em]don’t tell me what to say
And [C]please, when I go out with you,
[D]don’t put me [D7]on display, [Gm]cause

[verse 2]
You don’t [Cm]own me, [D7]don’t try to [Cm]change me [D]in any [Gm]way
You don’t [Cm]own me, [D7]don’t tie me [Cm]down ’cause [D]I’d never [Gm]stay

[chorus]
Oh, I [G]don’t tell you what to say
I [Em]don’t tell you what to do
So [C]just let me be myself,
[D]that’s all I [D7]ask of you

[chorus]
I’m [G]young and I love to be young
I’m [Em]free and I love to be free
To [C]live my life the way I want
To [D]say and do what[D7]ever I please

[interlude]
[Gm] [Cm] [D7] [Cm] [D] [G]

[chorus]
Aaah [G]don’t tell me what to do
And [Em]don’t tell me what to say
And [C]please, when I go out with you,
[D]don’t put me [D7]on display

[chorus]
I [G]don’t tell you what to say
Ohh [Em]don’t tell you what to do
So [C]just let me be myself
[D]That’s all I [D7]ask of you

[chorus]
I’m[G]young and I love to be young
I’m [Em]free and I love to be free
To [C]live my life the way I want
To [D]say and do what[D7]ever I please

[Closing]
[Gm]You don’t [Cm]own [G]me…

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ArtistLesley Gore
AlbumLesley Gore Sings Of Mixed-Up Hearts
GenresPop
Year1963
KeyGm
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play You Don't Own Me on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Lesley Gore - You Don't Own Me on guitar requires 7 chords and 13 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

You Don't Own Me uses these transitions most often: C → D (6), D → D7 (6), and Em → C (6). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Gm - Cm chord transition.

1. Gm → Cm chord transition

Guitar Gm chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-0-0-3-3Guitar Gm chord diagram
Guitar Cm chord diagram Fingering: x-3-1-0-1-3Guitar Cm chord diagram

To move from Gm to Cm;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 1.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Keep pinky on E string fret 3.
Gm to Cm

2. Cm → D7 chord transition

Guitar Cm chord diagram Fingering: x-3-1-0-1-3Guitar Cm chord diagram
Guitar D7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-2Guitar D7 chord diagram

To move from Cm to D7;

  1. While playing Cm, lift your pinky from E string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  3. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  4. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
Cm to D7

3. Cm → D chord transition

Guitar Cm chord diagram Fingering: x-3-1-0-1-3Guitar Cm chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

To move from Cm to D;

  1. While playing Cm, lift your pinky from E string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 1 to E string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
Cm to D

4. D → Gm chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar Gm chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-0-0-3-3Guitar Gm chord diagram

To move from D to Gm;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Keep ring finger on B string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 3.
D to Gm

5. Gm → G chord transition

To move from Gm to G;

  1. While playing Gm, lift your pinky from E string fret 3.
  2. Slide your index finger on A string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  3. Keep middle finger on E string fret 3.
  4. Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to E string fret 3.

6. G → Em chord transition

To move from G to Em;

  1. While playing G, lift your index finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

7. Em → C chord transition

To move from Em to C;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on B string fret 1.

8. C → D chord transition

To move from C to D;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

9. D → D7 chord transition

To move from D to D7;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 2.

10. D7 → Gm chord transition

To move from D7 to Gm;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 3.

11. D7 → G chord transition

To move from D7 to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.

12. D → G chord transition

To move from D to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

13. Cm → G chord transition

To move from Cm to G;

  1. While playing Cm, lift your pinky from E string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 1 to E string fret 3.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

You Don't Own Me chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in You Don't Own Me.

  • You Don't Own Me includes 59 chord transitions, 13 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • You Don't Own Me contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how You Don't Own Me connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Cm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (22%), F (11%), and Fm (9%).
    • Cm → G: 22%
    • Cm → D: 8%
    After D7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (51%), G7 (18%), and C (6%).
    • D7 → G: 51%
    • D7 → Gm: 2%
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