My Prerogative chords by Bobby Brown (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Am
Bm/A
G/A
E7b9
E
G#dim7
E7
Fmaj7
G/F
Am11
Am7

Intro 1

Bm/A

G/A

Chorus 1
Get busy
Am 
E7b9 
Everybody's talkin' all this stuff about me
Am 
E7b9 
Why don't they just let me live
Am 
I don't need permission
E7b9 
E 
Make my own decisions
Am 
G#dim7 
That's my prerogative

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Verse 1
Am 
They say I'm crazy
E7 
I really don't care
Am 
E7 
That's my prerogative
Am 
They say I'm nasty
E7b9 
But I don't give a damn
Am 
E7b9 
Gettin' girls is how I live
Am 
Some ask me questions
E7b9 
Why am I so real
Am 
But they don't understand me
E7b9 
I really don't know the deal
Am 
About a brother
E7b9 
Trying hard to make it right
Am 
Not long ago
E7b9 
Before   I win this fight

Chorus 2
Sing!
Am 
E7b9 
Everybody's talkin' all this stuff about me
Am 
E7b9 
Why don't they just let me live
Am 
I don't need permission
E7b9 
Make my own decisions
Am 
E7b9 
That's my prerogative It's   my prerogative

Interlude 1
Am 
E7b9 
It's the way    that I wanna live
Am 
(it's my prerogative)
E7b9 
Am 
I can do     just what I feel (it's my prerogative)
E7b9 
No one can tell me what to do
Am 
(it's my prerogative)
E7b9 
Cause what I'm doin' I'm doin' for you now

Verse 2
Am 
Don't get me wrong
E7 
I'm really not zooped
Am 
E7 
Ego trips is not my thing
Am 
All these strange relationships
E7 
Really gets me down
Am 
I see nothin' wrong
E7 
With spreadin' myself around

Chorus 3
Sing
Am 
E7b9 
Everybody's talkin' all this stuff about me
Am 
E7b9 
Why don't they just let me live
Am 
I don't need permission
E7b9 
Make my own decisions
Am 
E7b9 
That's my prerogative It's   my prerogative

Interlude 2
Am 
E7b9 
I can do     what I wanna do
Am 
(it's my prerogative)
E7b9 
Truly live my life
Am 
(it's my prerogative)
E7b9 
I'm doin' it just for you
Am 
(it's my prerogative)
E7b9 
Tell   me, tell me

Bridge 1

Fmaj7

G/F

Am11

Why can't I live my life

Am7

(live my life)

Fmaj7

G/F

Without all of the things

Am7

that people say

Interlude 3
Am 
E7b9 
Am 
Yo tell it, kick it like this
E7b9 
Oh,    no, no
Am 
I can do  what I wanna do
E7b9 
Me     and you
Am 
Together, together, together,
E7b9 
together, together

Chorus 4
Am 
E7b9 
Everybody's talkin' all this stuff about me
Am 
E7b9 
Why don't they just let me live
Am 
I don't need permission
E7b9 
Make my own decisions
Am 
E7b9 
That's my prerogative

Chorus 5
Am 
E7b9 
Everybody's talkin' all this stuff about me
Am 
E7b9 
Why don't they just let me live
Am 
I don't need permission
E7b9 
Make my own decisions
Am 
E7b9 
That's my prerogative

Outro 1
Am 
E7b9 
What is this a bizzit
Am 
that I   can't have money in my pocket
E7b9 
And people not talk   about me
Am 
This world is a trip, I   don't know
what's going on these days
E7b9 
Got this person over here
Am 
talking about me, this person
Hey, listen, lemme tell you something
E7b9 
This is my     prerogative,
I can do what I want to do
Am 
I made this money, you didn't
E7b9 
Right  Ted?
Am 
We outta here
E7b9 
It's my,
Am 
E7b9 
it's my, it's my, it's my, it's my
Am 
my... my...
E7b9 
Am 
my... my my
E7b9 
Am 
E7b9 
It's my prerogative
[Fade out]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Am
Bm/A
G/A
E7b9
E
G#dim7
E7
Fmaj7
G/F
Am11
Am7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: A minorBPM: 110

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Bm/A: x-0-4-4-3-x
G/A: x-0-5-4-3-x
E7b9: x-x-2-1-3-1
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
G#dim7: 4-x-3-4-3-x
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0
G/F: 1-x-0-0-0-3
Am11: 5-x-5-5-3-x
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of My Prerogative by Bobby Brown, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Bobby Brown's performance.