Intro
Dm
[Chorus]
Gm Gm Dm C
Skankin', groovin', hallelujah
Gm Gm Dm C
Skankin', groovin, help me Jah Jah
Gm Gm Dm C
yeah Skankin', groovin', under pressure
Gm Gm Dm C
yeah Skankin', groovin'
[Verse 1]
Gm Gm Dm
Under the pressures of a life and it tough
C Gm
Nuh stay down mama, time fi get up
Gm Dm C
Nuh bother with the downful style, strictly up full vibes and pick it up
Gm Gm Dm C
When the bills dem, the rent and the mortgage due yeah weh' mi chalice?
Gm Gm Dm C
When your best friends are gone and it's only you yeah light up a spliff turn up the music
[Refrain]
Gm
Skankin' sweet,
Gm Dm
everybody wanna feel irie
C Gm
Forget your troubles and rock with me
Gm Dm C
You nuh feel how reggae music sweet, yeah-e-yeah
Gm
Skankin' sweet
Gm Dm
Everybody wanna feel irie
C Gm
Forget your troubles and rock with me
Gm Dm C
You nuh feel how reggae music sweet, yeah-e-yeah
[Verse 2]
Gm Gm Dm C
Skankin' sweet for every pain there's a melody, yeah, for every trouble there's a harmony
Gm Gm Dm C
That brings everything together so make we sing together
Gm Gm Dm C
And who say life nuh hard? And every man got their struggle
Gm Gm Dm C
I begging you help me Lord, let me overcome my troubles
[Refrain]
Gm
Skankin' sweet,
Gm Dm
everybody wanna feel irie
C Gm
Forget your troubles and rock with me
Gm Dm C
You nuh feel how reggae music sweet, yeah-e-yeah
Gm
Skankin' sweet
Gm Dm
Everybody wanna feel irie
C Gm
Forget your troubles and rock with me
Gm Dm C
You nuh feel how reggae music sweet, yeah-e-yeah
[Bridge]
Am Am Gm Gm
Skankin' sweet, we skankin' til ah morning come
Am Am Gm Gm
(skankin' til ah morning) Until the day when my troubles are gone (troubles are gone)
Am Am Gm Gm
Hallelujah, we're groovin' inna Jah Jah name (groovin' inna Jah Jah name)
Am Am Gm Gm
We're groovin' all my troubles away
[Refrain]
Gm
Skankin' sweet,
Gm Dm
everybody wanna feel irie
C Gm
Forget your troubles and rock with me
Gm Dm C
You nuh feel how reggae music sweet, yeah-e-yeah
Gm
Skankin' sweet
Gm Dm
Everybody wanna feel irie
C Gm
Forget your troubles and rock with me
Gm Dm C
You nuh feel how reggae music sweet, yeah-e-yeah
[Refrain]
Gm
Skankin' sweet,
Gm Dm
everybody wanna feel irie
C Gm
Forget your troubles and rock with me
Gm Dm C
You nuh feel how reggae music sweet, yeah-e-yeah
Gm
Skankin' sweet
Gm Dm
Everybody wanna feel irie
C Gm
Forget your troubles and rock with me
Gm Dm C
You nuh feel how reggae music sweet, yeah-e-yeah
[Outro]
Gm Gm Dm C
I'm gonna be skankin' I wanna be skankin'
Gm Gm Dm C
I'm gonna be skankin' I wanna be skankin' woah
Gm Gm Dm C
woah
Gm Gm Dm C
woah
N.C.
woah (hey) woah (hey) woah (hey, hey)