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�You Don’t Own Me” – The Dollyrots
Intro:
(Lead plays tab and rhythm plays chords)
Em Am Bm Am
e|---------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
A|--------2------|2h3-0----------|--------2--------|0h2-0----------|
E|------------3--|---------------|------------3----|------------3-2|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 e + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Em
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|2-2-2-2-2-2-5-4|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|2-2-2-2-2-2-5-4|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|2-2-2-2-2-2----|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|2-2-2-2-2-2----|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Verse 1:
Em Am
You don't own me
Bm Am G Em
I'm not just one of your many toys
Em Am
You don't own me
Bm Am G Em
Don't say I can't go with other boys
Em
Chorus 1:
E5 E5 D#5
And don't tell me what to do
C#5 C#5 B5
Don't tell me what to say
A5
And please, when I go out with you
B5
Don't put me on display 'cause
Verse 2:
Em Am
You don't own me
Bm Am G Em
Don't try to change me in any way
Em Am
You don't own me
Bm Am G Em
Don't tie me down 'cause I'd never stay
Em
Chorus 2:
E5 E5 D#5
I don't tell you what to say
C#5 C#5 B5
I don't tell you what to do
A5
So just let me be myself
B5
That's all I ask of you
Bridge 1:
F5 F5 E5
I'm young, and I love to be young
D5 D5 C5
I'm free, and I love to be free
Bb5
To live my life the way I want
C5
To say and do whatever I please
[Solo]
Fm Bbm Cm Bbm Ab Fm
Fm Bbm Cm Bbm Ab Fm
Fm Bbm Cm Bbm Ab Fm
Fm Bbm Cm Bbm Ab
Chorus 3:
F5
And don't tell me what to do
D5
Oh, don't tell me what to say
Bb5
And please, when I go out with you
C5
Don't put me on display
Chorus 4:
F5 F5 E5
I don't tell you what to say
D5 D5 C5
Oh, don't tell you what to do
Bb5
So just let me be myself
C5
That's all I ask of you
Bridge 2:
F#5 F#5 F5
I'm young, and I love to be young
D#5 D#5 C#5
I'm free and I love to be free
B5
To live my life the way I want
C#5
To say and do whatever I please
Outro:
F#5
I’ll tell ya what
F#5 F5 D#5
You don’t own me
D#5 C#5 B5
You don’t own me
C#5
No, you don’t own me
F#5
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Video/Audio
Other versions of this song
- You Don't Own Me (Bass)
Song History
Published: February 8, 2026
Last Updated: February 8, 2026