Tone: [Dm]
Intro:
[Dm]
Chorus:
[Gm] Skankin'[Gm], groovin'[Dm], hallel[C]ujah
[Gm] Skankin'[Gm]Skankin', groovin,[Dm]groovin, [C]help me Jah Jah
[Gm]yeah Skankin'[Gm]Skankin', groovin',[Dm]groovin', under [C]pressure
[Gm]yeah Skankin'[Gm]Skankin', groovin'[Dm]groovin' [C]
Verse 1:
[Gm] Under the [Gm]pressures of a life and it [Dm]tough
Nuh stay [C]down mama, time fi get [Gm]up
Nuh bother with the [Gm]downful
style, strictly [Dm]up full vibes [C] and pick it up
When the b[Gm]bills dem, the rent and the [Gm]
mortgage due[Dm]due yeah [C] weh' mi chalice?
When your b[Gm]best friends are gone and it's [Gm]only
you [Dm]yeah light up a spliff turn up the [C]music
Chorus:
Skankin' [Gm]sweet,
every[Gm]everybody wanna feel [Dm]irie
Forget your [C]troubles and rock with [Gm]me
You nuh [Gm]feel how reggae music [Dm]sweet, yeah-e-yeah [C]
Skankin' s[Gm]sweet
Everyb[Gm]Everybody wanna feel ir[Dm]irie
Forget your t[C]troubles and rock with [Gm]me
You nuh [Gm]feel how reggae music [Dm]sweet, yeah-e-yeah [C]
Verse 2:
Skankin' s[Gm]sweet for every [Gm]pain there's a melody[Dm]melody,
yeah, for every [C]trouble there's a harmony
[Gm] That brings everything tog[Gm]together [Dm] so make we sing tog[C]together
And [Gm]who say life nuh [Gm]hard? And [Dm]every man got their s[C]struggle
I [Gm]begging you help me [Gm]Lord, [Dm]let me overcome my tr[C]troubles
Chorus:
Skankin' [Gm]sweet,
every[Gm]everybody wanna feel [Dm]irie
Forget your [C]troubles and rock with [Gm]me
You nuh [Gm]feel how reggae music [Dm]sweet, yeah-e-yeah [C]
Skankin' s[Gm]sweet
Everyb[Gm]Everybody wanna feel ir[Dm]irie
Forget your t[C]troubles and rock with [Gm]me
You nuh [Gm]feel how reggae music [Dm]sweet, yeah-e-yeah [C]
Bridge:
Skankin' [Am]sweet, we sk[Am]ankin' til ah[Gm] morning[Gm] come
(skankin' til ah [Am]morning) Until the d[Am]day
when my t[Gm]troubles are gone [Gm](troubles are gone)
Hallel[Am]Hallelujah, we're g[Am]groovin' inna [Gm]Jah Jah
name ([Gm]groovin' inna Jah Jah name)
[Am] We're [Am]groovin' all my [Gm]troubles away [Gm]
Chorus:
Skankin' [Gm]sweet,
every[Gm]everybody wanna feel [Dm]irie
Forget your [C]troubles and rock with [Gm]me
You nuh [Gm]feel how reggae music [Dm]sweet, yeah-e-yeah [C]
Skankin' s[Gm]sweet
Everyb[Gm]Everybody wanna feel ir[Dm]irie
Forget your t[C]troubles and rock with [Gm]me
You nuh [Gm]feel how reggae music [Dm]sweet, yeah-e-yeah [C]
Chorus:
Skankin' [Gm]sweet,
every[Gm]everybody wanna feel [Dm]irie
Forget your [C]troubles and rock with [Gm]me
You nuh [Gm]feel how reggae music [Dm]sweet, yeah-e-yeah [C]
Skankin' s[Gm]sweet
Everyb[Gm]Everybody wanna feel ir[Dm]irie
Forget your t[C]troubles and rock with [Gm]me
You nuh [Gm]feel how reggae music [Dm]sweet, yeah-e-yeah [C]
Outro:
[Gm] I'm [Gm]gonna be skankin'[Dm]skankin' I [C]wanna be skankin'
[Gm] I'm [Gm]gonna be skankin'[Dm]skankin' I wanna be sk[C]skankin' woah
[Gm] wo[Gm]woah [Dm] [C]
[Gm] wo[Gm]woah [Dm] [C]
(nc)
woah (hey) woah (hey) woah (hey, hey)
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