...IT'S MY PREROGATIVE... by Bobby Brown
-------------------------...............

*from 'Don't Be Cruel' (1988)*


Chorus 1:

Am                    Ab/Am
 Everybody's talking, all this stuff about me,
Am                          E7
 Why don't they just let me live?
Am                        Ab/Am
 I don't need permission, make my own decisions;
Am                 E7
 That's my preroga-tive.

Verse 1:

             Am       Ab/Am
They say I'm crazy, I really don't care;
Am                 E7
 That's my preroga-tive.
             Am          Ab/Am
They say I'm nasty but I don't give a damn;
Am                      E7
 Gettin' girls is how I live.

            Am                Ab/Am
Some ask me questions; why am I so real?
    Am                          E7
But they don't understand me; I really don't know the deal.
        Am              Ab/Am
About a brother, trying hard to make it right,
    Am               E7
Not long ago before, I won this fight, sing;

Chorus 2:

Am                    Ab/Am
 Everybody's talking, all this stuff about me,
Am                          E7
 Why don't they just let me live?
Am                        Ab/Am
 I don't need permission, make my own decisions;
Am                 E7
 That's my preroga-tive.

Bridge 1:

            Am                 Ab/Am
It's my pre-rogative; it's the way that I wanna live.
            Am              E7
It's my pre-rogative; I can do just what I feel.
            Am                   Ab/Am
It's my pre-rogative; no one can tell me what to do.
            Am
It's my pre-rogative;
              E7
'Cos what I'm doin', I'm doin' for you, uh!

Verse 2:

Am                       Ab/Am
 Don't get me wrong; I'm really not zooped,
Am                   E7
 Ego trips is not my thing.
          Am                     Ab/Am
All these strange relationships, really gets me down,
Am                         E7
 I see nothin' wrong, with spreading myself around, sing;

Chorus 3:

Am                    Ab/Am
 Everybody's talking, all this stuff about me,
Am                          E7
 Why don't they just let me live?
Am                        Ab/Am
 I don't need permission, make my own decisions;
Am                 E7
 That's my preroga-tive.

Bridge 2:

            Am                 Ab/Am
It's my pre-rogative; it's the way that I wanna live.
            Am              E7
It's my pre-rogative; I can do just what I feel.
            Am                   Ab/Am
It's my pre-rogative; no one can tell me what to do.
            Am
It's my pre-rogative;
              E7
'Cos what I'm doin', I'm doin' for you. Tell me...

Middle 8:

Dm7          Em7         Am
 Why...can't I...live my life?
        Dm7          Em7                  Am
Without all...of the things...that people say?

Chorus 4:

Am                    Ab/Am
 Everybody's talking, all this stuff about me,
Am                          E7
 Why don't they just let me live?

Am                        Ab/Am
 I don't need permission, make my own decisions;
Am                 E7
 That's my preroga-tive.

Bridge 3:

            Am                 Ab/Am
It's my pre-rogative; it's the way that I wanna live.
            Am              E7
It's my pre-rogative; I can do just what I feel.
            Am                   Ab/Am
It's my pre-rogative; no one can tell me what to do.
              E7
'Cos what I'm doin', I'm doin' for you...

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   Am     Ab/Am    E7

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 50x550  40x550  076700


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)