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