Dm

[Chorus]
Gm        Gm        Dm      C
  Skankin', groovin', hallelujah
Gm        Gm        Dm  C
  Skankin', groovin,    help me Jah Jah
Gm            Gm         Dm       C
yeah  Skankin', groovin',   under pressure
Gm            Gm        Dm      C
yeah  Skankin', groovin'

[Verse 1]
Gm          Gm                         Dm
  Under the pressures of a life and it tough
         C                      Gm
Nuh stay down mama, time fi get up
                    Gm                      Dm            C
Nuh bother with the downful style, strictly up full vibes   and pick it up
          Gm                         Gm          Dm       C
When the bills dem, the rent and the mortgage due    yeah    weh' mi chalice?
           Gm                            Gm        Dm                                  C
When your best friends are gone and it's only you  yeah  light up a spliff turn up the music

[Refrain]
         Gm
Skankin' sweet,
     Gm              Dm
everybody wanna feel irie
            C                      Gm
Forget your troubles and rock with me
        Gm                    Dm                 C
You nuh feel how reggae music sweet, yeah-e-yeah
          Gm
Skankin' sweet
      Gm               Dm
Everybody wanna feel irie
             C                     Gm
Forget your troubles and rock with me
        Gm                    Dm                 C
You nuh feel how reggae music sweet, yeah-e-yeah

[Verse 2]
          Gm             Gm                   Dm                C
Skankin' sweet for every pain there's a melody, yeah, for every trouble there's a harmony
Gm                            Gm    Dm                   C
    That brings everything together   so make we sing together
    Gm               Gm        Dm                   C
And who say life nuh hard? And every man got their struggle
  Gm                  Gm    Dm                   C
I begging you help me Lord, let me overcome my troubles

[Refrain]
         Gm
Skankin' sweet,
     Gm              Dm
everybody wanna feel irie
            C                      Gm
Forget your troubles and rock with me
        Gm                    Dm                 C
You nuh feel how reggae music sweet, yeah-e-yeah
          Gm
Skankin' sweet
      Gm               Dm
Everybody wanna feel irie
             C                     Gm
Forget your troubles and rock with me
        Gm                    Dm                 C
You nuh feel how reggae music sweet, yeah-e-yeah

[Bridge]
         Am          Am           Gm      Gm
Skankin' sweet, we skankin' til ah morning come
                 Am                  Am          Gm               Gm
(skankin' til ah morning) Until the day when my troubles are gone (troubles are gone)
      Am           Am           Gm            Gm
Hallelujah, we're groovin' inna Jah Jah name (groovin' inna Jah Jah name)
Am       Am              Gm            Gm
   We're groovin' all my troubles away

[Refrain]
         Gm
Skankin' sweet,
     Gm              Dm
everybody wanna feel irie
            C                      Gm
Forget your troubles and rock with me
        Gm                    Dm                 C
You nuh feel how reggae music sweet, yeah-e-yeah
          Gm
Skankin' sweet
      Gm               Dm
Everybody wanna feel irie
             C                     Gm
Forget your troubles and rock with me
        Gm                    Dm                 C
You nuh feel how reggae music sweet, yeah-e-yeah

[Refrain]
         Gm
Skankin' sweet,
     Gm              Dm
everybody wanna feel irie
            C                      Gm
Forget your troubles and rock with me
        Gm                    Dm                 C
You nuh feel how reggae music sweet, yeah-e-yeah
          Gm
Skankin' sweet
      Gm               Dm
Everybody wanna feel irie
             C                     Gm
Forget your troubles and rock with me
        Gm                    Dm                 C
You nuh feel how reggae music sweet, yeah-e-yeah

[Outro]
Gm     Gm               Dm   C
   I'm gonna be skankin'   I wanna be skankin'
Gm     Gm               Dm              C
   I'm gonna be skankin'   I wanna be skankin'   woah
Gm     Gm    Dm   C
     woah
Gm     Gm    Dm   C
     woah
N.C.
woah (hey) woah (hey) woah (hey, hey)