My Prerogative Chords by Bobby Brown
Tempo:
110.05 bpm
Chords used:
Am
Ab
E
C
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am] [Ab] [Ab]
You know what?
[A] [Am]
Yeah.
[Bm] [Am]
Yeah.
[G]
[C] Everybody's [Ab] talking [Abm] all this stuff about me.
[A] Now I'm not on it, just [E] let me in.
[Am] I don't need permission [Ab] to make my own [Am] decisions.
That's my [Fm] prerogative.
[Abm] They say [A] I'm [Ab] crazy.
I really don't care.
[Am] That's my [G] [Ab] prerogative.
They say [Em] I'm [Ab] nasty.
[C] But [F] I [D] don't give a damn.
[Am] It is how [B] I feel.
Some ask [Am] me questions.
[Fm] Why won't [E] I surrender?
[Am] But they don't understand [D] me.
I really don't know the deal.
[C] I thought [Am] I was over.
[Abm] Trying hard to make it [Am] right.
Not long ago.
[F] I thought I'd win this fight.
[C] Everybody's [Ab] talking all [D] this stuff about me.
[Am] Why don't they just [Abm] let me in?
Tell me why.
[Am] I don't need [Ab] permission to make [E] my own [Am] decisions.
That's my [Fm] prerogative.
It's my [E]
[Am] prerogative.
[Ab] It's the way that I want [E] to [Am] live.
It's my prerogative.
[F] I can do [E] just what I feel.
It's [Am] my prerogative.
Nobody [E] can tell me what to do.
[B] It's [Am] my prerogative.
[E] Because when I don't, I'm here.
[A] [Ab] Don't get me wrong.
I'm really not stupid.
[Am] Ego tricks is [D] not my thing.
All the [A] [Ab] strange hoaxes and chips.
[Gm] Really gets me down.
[Am] I see nothing wrong.
[G] Spreading my smoke [Ab] around.
[Am] Everybody's [Ab] talking [Abm] all this stuff about [Am] me.
Why don't they just [D] let me in?
Tell me why.
[Am] I don't need permission [E] to make my own [Am]
decisions.
That's my [Ab] prerogative.
[E] It's my [Am] prerogative.
[Abm] I can do what I want to do.
[Am] It's my prerogative.
[D] You live my life.
It's [Am] my prerogative.
[Ab] I'll do what it takes for you.
[Am] It's my prerogative.
[D] It's Sherry, tell [F] me why.
Can't [Em] I live my life.
[C] [Dm] With all [F] the [G] things that people [C] [Am] say.
[E] [C] I'm calling for a vote.
[D] [Am] Yo, Teddy, get me like [Fm] this.
Oh, no, no.
[C] Do what I want to [Ab] do.
Me [Fm] and [C] you.
Give up, give up, [E] give up, give up, give [Am] up.
Everybody's [Ab] talking all this stuff [Bm] about [Am] me.
Why don't they just let [Ab] me in?
Why don't they just let me [Am] in?
I don't need [Ab] permission to make my own decisions.
[Am]
That's my [C] prerogative.
[E]
[Am] Everybody's [E] talking all this stuff about me.
[D]
Why don't [Am] they just let [Ab] me in?
[E]
[Am] I don't need [Ab] permission to make my [Fm] own [Am] decisions.
That's my [Fm] prerogative.
[B] What [Am] [Abm] is this?
[Am] A visit that I can't have money in my pocket [Abm] and people not talk about me?
This world is a [Am] trip.
I don't know what's going on these [Ab] days.
[Abm] This person over here talking [Am] about me.
This person.
Hey, listen, [D] let me tell you something.
This is my prerogative.
I can [A] do what I want to do.
[Am] I made this money.
[E] You didn't, right, Ted?
[Am] We out of here.
[F] It's my, [Am] it's my. [Ab] It's my.
My, [Fm]
[Am] my, my, my, [F] my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my.
[Am]
[E] It's [Am] my prerogative.
[Fm] My [Ab] prerogative.
[C] My.
[F] It's my, my, my, my, my rocket ship, can't you see, baby [Ab] girl?
[Am] [Ab]
You know what?
[A] [Am]
Yeah.
[Bm] [Am]
Yeah.
[G]
[C] Everybody's [Ab] talking [Abm] all this stuff about me.
[A] Now I'm not on it, just [E] let me in.
[Am] I don't need permission [Ab] to make my own [Am] decisions.
That's my [Fm] prerogative.
[Abm] They say [A] I'm [Ab] crazy.
I really don't care.
[Am] That's my [G] [Ab] prerogative.
They say [Em] I'm [Ab] nasty.
[C] But [F] I [D] don't give a damn.
[Am] It is how [B] I feel.
Some ask [Am] me questions.
[Fm] Why won't [E] I surrender?
[Am] But they don't understand [D] me.
I really don't know the deal.
[C] I thought [Am] I was over.
[Abm] Trying hard to make it [Am] right.
Not long ago.
[F] I thought I'd win this fight.
[C] Everybody's [Ab] talking all [D] this stuff about me.
[Am] Why don't they just [Abm] let me in?
Tell me why.
[Am] I don't need [Ab] permission to make [E] my own [Am] decisions.
That's my [Fm] prerogative.
It's my [E]
[Am] prerogative.
[Ab] It's the way that I want [E] to [Am] live.
It's my prerogative.
[F] I can do [E] just what I feel.
It's [Am] my prerogative.
Nobody [E] can tell me what to do.
[B] It's [Am] my prerogative.
[E] Because when I don't, I'm here.
[A] [Ab] Don't get me wrong.
I'm really not stupid.
[Am] Ego tricks is [D] not my thing.
All the [A] [Ab] strange hoaxes and chips.
[Gm] Really gets me down.
[Am] I see nothing wrong.
[G] Spreading my smoke [Ab] around.
[Am] Everybody's [Ab] talking [Abm] all this stuff about [Am] me.
Why don't they just [D] let me in?
Tell me why.
[Am] I don't need permission [E] to make my own [Am]
decisions.
That's my [Ab] prerogative.
[E] It's my [Am] prerogative.
[Abm] I can do what I want to do.
[Am] It's my prerogative.
[D] You live my life.
It's [Am] my prerogative.
[Ab] I'll do what it takes for you.
[Am] It's my prerogative.
[D] It's Sherry, tell [F] me why.
Can't [Em] I live my life.
[C] [Dm] With all [F] the [G] things that people [C] [Am] say.
[E] [C] I'm calling for a vote.
[D] [Am] Yo, Teddy, get me like [Fm] this.
Oh, no, no.
[C] Do what I want to [Ab] do.
Me [Fm] and [C] you.
Give up, give up, [E] give up, give up, give [Am] up.
Everybody's [Ab] talking all this stuff [Bm] about [Am] me.
Why don't they just let [Ab] me in?
Why don't they just let me [Am] in?
I don't need [Ab] permission to make my own decisions.
[Am]
That's my [C] prerogative.
[E]
[Am] Everybody's [E] talking all this stuff about me.
[D]
Why don't [Am] they just let [Ab] me in?
[E]
[Am] I don't need [Ab] permission to make my [Fm] own [Am] decisions.
That's my [Fm] prerogative.
[B] What [Am] [Abm] is this?
[Am] A visit that I can't have money in my pocket [Abm] and people not talk about me?
This world is a [Am] trip.
I don't know what's going on these [Ab] days.
[Abm] This person over here talking [Am] about me.
This person.
Hey, listen, [D] let me tell you something.
This is my prerogative.
I can [A] do what I want to do.
[Am] I made this money.
[E] You didn't, right, Ted?
[Am] We out of here.
[F] It's my, [Am] it's my. [Ab] It's my.
My, [Fm]
[Am] my, my, my, [F] my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my.
[Am]
[E] It's [Am] my prerogative.
[Fm] My [Ab] prerogative.
[C] My.
[F] It's my, my, my, my, my rocket ship, can't you see, baby [Ab] girl?
[Am] [Ab]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
You know what?
_ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
Yeah.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Am]
Yeah.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ Everybody's [Ab] talking [Abm] all this stuff about me.
[A] Now I'm not on it, just [E] let me in. _
[Am] I don't need permission [Ab] to make my own [Am] decisions.
That's my _ [Fm] prerogative.
[Abm] _ They say [A] I'm [Ab] crazy.
_ I really don't care.
[Am] That's my [G] [Ab] prerogative.
_ They say [Em] I'm [Ab] nasty.
[C] But [F] I [D] don't give a damn.
[Am] It is how [B] I feel.
Some ask [Am] me questions.
[Fm] Why won't [E] I surrender?
[Am] But they don't understand [D] me.
I really don't know the deal.
[C] I thought [Am] I was over.
[Abm] Trying hard to make it [Am] right.
Not long ago.
[F] I thought I'd win this fight.
[C] _ Everybody's [Ab] talking all [D] this stuff about me.
[Am] Why don't they just [Abm] let me in?
Tell me why.
[Am] I don't need [Ab] permission to make [E] my own [Am] decisions.
That's my [Fm] prerogative.
It's my [E]
[Am] prerogative.
_ _ [Ab] It's the way that I want [E] to [Am] live.
It's my prerogative.
_ [F] I can do [E] just what I feel.
It's [Am] my prerogative.
Nobody [E] can tell me what to do.
[B] It's [Am] my prerogative.
[E] Because when I don't, I'm here. _ _
[A] [Ab] Don't get me wrong.
I'm really not stupid. _
[Am] Ego tricks is [D] not my thing.
All the [A] [Ab] strange hoaxes and chips.
[Gm] Really gets me down.
[Am] I see nothing wrong.
[G] Spreading my smoke [Ab] around.
[Am] _ Everybody's [Ab] talking [Abm] all this stuff about [Am] me.
Why don't they just [D] let me in?
Tell me why.
[Am] I don't need permission [E] to make my own _ [Am]
decisions.
That's my [Ab] prerogative.
[E] It's my _ [Am] prerogative.
_ _ [Abm] I can do what I want to do.
[Am] It's my prerogative.
[D] You live my life.
It's [Am] my prerogative.
[Ab] I'll do what it takes for you.
[Am] It's my prerogative.
_ [D] It's Sherry, tell [F] me why.
_ Can't [Em] I live my life.
_ [C] _ [Dm] _ With all [F] the _ [G] _ things that people [C] _ [Am] say.
_ _ [E] _ [C] I'm calling for a vote.
_ [D] _ _ _ [Am] Yo, Teddy, get me like [Fm] this.
Oh, no, no.
[C] Do what I want to [Ab] do.
Me [Fm] and [C] you.
Give up, give up, [E] give up, give up, give [Am] up.
Everybody's [Ab] talking all this stuff [Bm] about [Am] me.
Why don't they just let [Ab] me in?
Why don't they just let me [Am] in?
I don't need [Ab] permission to make my own decisions.
[Am] _
That's my [C] prerogative.
[E] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ Everybody's [E] talking all this stuff about me.
[D]
Why don't [Am] they just let [Ab] me in?
[E] _ _
[Am] I don't need [Ab] permission to make my [Fm] own [Am] decisions.
That's my [Fm] prerogative.
_ [B] _ What [Am] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ is this?
[Am] A visit that I can't have money in my pocket [Abm] and people not talk about me?
This world is a [Am] trip.
I don't know what's going on these [Ab] days.
[Abm] _ This person over here talking [Am] about me.
This person.
Hey, listen, [D] let me tell you something.
This is my prerogative.
I can [A] do what I want to do.
[Am] I made this money.
[E] You didn't, right, Ted? _
[Am] We out of here.
_ [F] _ _ _ It's my, [Am] it's my. [Ab] It's my.
My, _ _ [Fm]
[Am] my, my, my, [F] my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my.
[Am] _
_ _ [E] It's _ _ [Am] my prerogative.
[Fm] My [Ab] prerogative. _ _
[C] _ My.
[F] It's my, my, _ my, my, my rocket ship, can't you see, baby [Ab] girl?
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
You know what?
_ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
Yeah.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Am]
Yeah.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ Everybody's [Ab] talking [Abm] all this stuff about me.
[A] Now I'm not on it, just [E] let me in. _
[Am] I don't need permission [Ab] to make my own [Am] decisions.
That's my _ [Fm] prerogative.
[Abm] _ They say [A] I'm [Ab] crazy.
_ I really don't care.
[Am] That's my [G] [Ab] prerogative.
_ They say [Em] I'm [Ab] nasty.
[C] But [F] I [D] don't give a damn.
[Am] It is how [B] I feel.
Some ask [Am] me questions.
[Fm] Why won't [E] I surrender?
[Am] But they don't understand [D] me.
I really don't know the deal.
[C] I thought [Am] I was over.
[Abm] Trying hard to make it [Am] right.
Not long ago.
[F] I thought I'd win this fight.
[C] _ Everybody's [Ab] talking all [D] this stuff about me.
[Am] Why don't they just [Abm] let me in?
Tell me why.
[Am] I don't need [Ab] permission to make [E] my own [Am] decisions.
That's my [Fm] prerogative.
It's my [E]
[Am] prerogative.
_ _ [Ab] It's the way that I want [E] to [Am] live.
It's my prerogative.
_ [F] I can do [E] just what I feel.
It's [Am] my prerogative.
Nobody [E] can tell me what to do.
[B] It's [Am] my prerogative.
[E] Because when I don't, I'm here. _ _
[A] [Ab] Don't get me wrong.
I'm really not stupid. _
[Am] Ego tricks is [D] not my thing.
All the [A] [Ab] strange hoaxes and chips.
[Gm] Really gets me down.
[Am] I see nothing wrong.
[G] Spreading my smoke [Ab] around.
[Am] _ Everybody's [Ab] talking [Abm] all this stuff about [Am] me.
Why don't they just [D] let me in?
Tell me why.
[Am] I don't need permission [E] to make my own _ [Am]
decisions.
That's my [Ab] prerogative.
[E] It's my _ [Am] prerogative.
_ _ [Abm] I can do what I want to do.
[Am] It's my prerogative.
[D] You live my life.
It's [Am] my prerogative.
[Ab] I'll do what it takes for you.
[Am] It's my prerogative.
_ [D] It's Sherry, tell [F] me why.
_ Can't [Em] I live my life.
_ [C] _ [Dm] _ With all [F] the _ [G] _ things that people [C] _ [Am] say.
_ _ [E] _ [C] I'm calling for a vote.
_ [D] _ _ _ [Am] Yo, Teddy, get me like [Fm] this.
Oh, no, no.
[C] Do what I want to [Ab] do.
Me [Fm] and [C] you.
Give up, give up, [E] give up, give up, give [Am] up.
Everybody's [Ab] talking all this stuff [Bm] about [Am] me.
Why don't they just let [Ab] me in?
Why don't they just let me [Am] in?
I don't need [Ab] permission to make my own decisions.
[Am] _
That's my [C] prerogative.
[E] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ Everybody's [E] talking all this stuff about me.
[D]
Why don't [Am] they just let [Ab] me in?
[E] _ _
[Am] I don't need [Ab] permission to make my [Fm] own [Am] decisions.
That's my [Fm] prerogative.
_ [B] _ What [Am] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ is this?
[Am] A visit that I can't have money in my pocket [Abm] and people not talk about me?
This world is a [Am] trip.
I don't know what's going on these [Ab] days.
[Abm] _ This person over here talking [Am] about me.
This person.
Hey, listen, [D] let me tell you something.
This is my prerogative.
I can [A] do what I want to do.
[Am] I made this money.
[E] You didn't, right, Ted? _
[Am] We out of here.
_ [F] _ _ _ It's my, [Am] it's my. [Ab] It's my.
My, _ _ [Fm]
[Am] my, my, my, [F] my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my.
[Am] _
_ _ [E] It's _ _ [Am] my prerogative.
[Fm] My [Ab] prerogative. _ _
[C] _ My.
[F] It's my, my, _ my, my, my rocket ship, can't you see, baby [Ab] girl?
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _