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