JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Penyanyi asal Amerika Serikat, Lesley Gore merilis lagu berjudul “You Don’t Own Me” pada tahun 1963.
Lagu tersebut merupakan bagian dari album studio kedua miliknya yang bertajuk Lesley Gore Sings of Mixed-Up Hearts.
Album yang berisikan 12 trek tersebut dirilis secara resmi melalui label Mercury Records.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Pocketful of Rainbows - Elvis Presley
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “You Don’t Own Me” dari Lesley Gore.
[Intro]
Gm [2x]
[Verse]
Gm Cm D7 Cm D7 Gm
You don't own me I'm not just one of your many toys
Gm Cm D7 Cm D7 G
You don't own me don't say I can't go with other boys
[Chorus]
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
Don't put me on display cause
[Verse]
Gm Cm D7 Cm D7 Gm
You don't own me, don't try to change me in any way
Gm Cm D7 Cm D7 Gm
You don't own me, don't tie me down 'cause I'd never stay
[Chorus]
A
I don't tell you what to say
F#m
I don't tell you what to do
D
So just let me be myself
E7
That's all I ask of you
[Chorus]
Ab
I'm young and I love to be young
Fm
I'm free and I love to be free
Db
To live my life the way I want
Eb7
To say and do whatever I please
[instrumental break: Abm]
Abm Dbm Eb7 Dbm Eb7 [2x]
Ab
[chorus 1]
Ab
And don't tell me what to do
Fm
And don't tell me what to say
Db
And please, when I go out with you
Eb7
Don't put me on display [1: 'cause]
[chorus 2]
A
I don't tell you what to say
F#m
I don't tell you what to do
D
So just let me be myself
E7
That's all I ask of you
[chorus 3]
Bb
I'm young and I love to be young
Gm
I'm free and I love to be free