Intro:

Am  Bm7  Am7  Gadd9

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...