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