x...IT'S MY PREROGATIVE... by Bobby Brown
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*from 'Don't Be Cruel' (1988)*
Intro:
Am, Bm/A Am7 G/A
Chorus 1:
Am E7
Everybody's talking, all this stuff about me,
Am E7
Why don't they just let me live?
Am E7
I don't need permission, make my own decisions;
Am E7
That's my preroga-tive.
Verse 1:
Am E7 Am E7
They say I'm crazy, I really don't care; that's my preroga-tive.
Am E7 Am E7
They say I'm nasty but I don't give a damn; gettin' girls is how I live.
Am E7
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 E7
About a brother, trying hard to make it right,
Am E7
Not long ago before, I won this fight, sing;
Chorus 2:
Am E7
Everybody's talking, all this stuff about me,
Am E7
Why don't they just let me live?
Am E7
I don't need permission, make my own decisions;
Am E7
That's my preroga-tive.
Bridge 1:
Am E7
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 E7
It's my pre-rogative; no one can tell me what to do.
Am E7
It's my pre-rogative; 'cos what I'm doin', I'm doin' for you, uh!
Verse 2:
Am E7 Am E7
Don't get me wrong; I'm really not zooped; ego trips is not my thing.
Am E7
All these strange relationships, really gets me down,
Am E7
I see nothin' wrong, with spreading myself around, sing;
Chorus 3:
Am E7
Everybody's talking, all this stuff about me,
Am E7
Why don't they just let me live?
Am E7
I don't need permission, make my own decisions;
Am E7
That's my preroga-tive.
Bridge 2:
Am E7
It's my pre-rogative; I can do what I wanna do.
Am E7
It's my pre-rogative; I can live my life.
Am E7
It's my pre-rogative; I'm doing it just for you.
Am E7
It's my pre-rogative; tell me, tell me...
Middle 8:
Dm7 Bm7b5 Am
Why... can't I... live my life?
Dm7 Bm7b5 Am E7
Without all... of the things... that people say?
Interlude:
Am E7 (x2)
Am E7
I can do what I wanna do, me and you
Am E7
To-gether, together, together, together, together...
Chorus 4:
Am E7
Everybody's talking, all this stuff about me,
Am E7
Why don't they just let me live?
Am E7
I don't need permission, make my own decisions;
Am E7
That's my preroga-tive...
(Fade)
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 ([email protected])
