My Prerogative chords by
Bobby Brown (Official Version)

1988R&B160 views

Key: A minorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

Am

Am

Am

Am

Am

Bm/A

Am

G/A

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

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

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

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

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

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

Interlude 2
Am Am 
 
E7b9 E7b9 
 
I can do     what I wanna do
Am Am 
 
(it's my prerogative)
E7b9 E7b9 
 
Truly live   my life
Am Am 
 
(it's my prerogative)
E7b9 E7b9 
 
I'm doin'  it just for you
Am Am 
 
(it's my prerogative)
E7b9 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 Am 
 
E7b9 E7b9 
 
Am Am 
 
Yo tell it, kick it like this
E7b9 E7b9 
 
Oh,    no, no
Am Am 
 
I can do  what I wanna do
E7b9 E7b9 
 
Me     and you
Am Am 
 
Together, together, together,
E7b9 E7b9 
 
together, together

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

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

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

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsAm Bm/A G/A E7b9 E...

Chords

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

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

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

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.

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