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