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