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