Bb                 F7
People can take everything away from you
                                       Gm   Ebm
But they can never take away your truth
                   Bb    F7    Gm   Ebm
But the question is
                    Em7
Can you handle mine?

[Part 1]
                Bb
They say I'm crazy
                F7
I really don't care
              Gm   Ebm
That's my prerogative
                Bb
They say I'm nasty
     F7
But I don't give a damn
Gm               Ebm   Em7
Getting boys is how I live


[Part 2]
              Bb
Some ask me questions
        F7
Why am I so real?
      Gm
But they don't understand me
       Ebm                               Bb
I really don't know the deal about my sister
         F7
Trying hard to make it right
Gm
Not long ago
   Ebm             Em7
Before I won this fight

[Chorus]
Bb                     F7
Everybody's talking all this stuff about me
Gm                           Ebm
Why don't they just let me live? (tell me why)
Bb
I don't need permission
F7
Make my own decisions (oh)
                      Gm
That's my prerogative
                   Em7  Bb   F7               Gm      Ebm
It's my prerogative             (it's my prerogative)
Bb            F7                               Gm
    It's the way that I wanna live (it's my prerogative)
           Ebm              Em7
You can't tell me what to do

N.C
Don't get me wrong
N.C
I'm really not souped
N.C
Ego trips is not my thing
N.C
All these strange relationships really gets me down
N.C
I see nothing wrong spreadin' myself around

[Chorus]
Bb                     F7
Everybody's talking all this stuff about me
Gm                           Ebm
Why don't they just let me live? (tell me why)
Bb
I don't need permission
F7
Make my own decisions (oh)
                      Gm
That's my prerogative
                   Em7  Bb   F7               Gm      Ebm
It's my prerogative(it's my prerogative)
Bb            F7                               Gm
    It's the way that I wanna live (it's my prerogative)
           Ebm              Em7
You can't tell me what to do


 Bb   F7   Gm   Ebm  2x Em7
Bb        F7              Gm     Ebm
Why can't I live my life
          Bb          F7
Without all of the things
             Gm   Ebm     Em7
That people say, oooh

[Chorus]
Bb                     F7
Everybody's talking all this stuff about me
Gm                           Ebm
Why don't they just let me live? (tell me why)
Bb
I don't need permission
F7
Make my own decisions (oh)
                      Gm
That's my prerogative
                   Em7  Bb   F7               Gm      Ebm
It's my prerogative             (it's my prerogative)
Bb            F7                               Gm
    It's the way that I wanna live (it's my prerogative)
           Ebm              Em7
You can't tell me what to do