Bob Marley - Easy Skanking: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Easy Skanking" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Easy Skanking Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bob Marley

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Easy Skanking" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

A#
Easy Skanking, (skanking it easy),
Gm
Easy Skanking, (skanking it slow).
A#
Easy Skanking, (skanking it easy),
Gm
Easy Skanking, (skanking it slow).

   A#
Excuse me while I light my spliff, (spliff),
   Gm
Oh God, I got to take a lift, (lift).
       A#
From reality I just can't drift, (drift),
       Gm
That's why I'm staying with this riff, (riff).

Chorus:
        A#
Take it easy, (Easy Skanking),
                  Gm
Lord, now take it easy, (Easy Skanking).
        A#
Take it easy, (Easy Skanking),
               Gm
Got to take it easy. See...

D#               Dm
We're taking it easy, (ooh, wah, da, da, da),
D#               Dm
We're taking it slow, (ooh, wah, da, da, da).
D#        Dm    D#              Dm
Taking it easy, got to take it slow, so...

Chorus:
        A#
Take it easy, (Easy Skanking),
                  Gm
Lord, now take it easy, (Easy Skanking).
             A#
Could you be easy? (Easy Skanking),
               Gm
Got to take it easy.

   A#
Ex-cuse me while I light my spliff, (spliff),
   Gm
Oh God, I got to take a lift, (lift).
        A#
From re-ality I just can't drift, (drift),
       Gm
That's why I'm staying with this riff, (riff).

Chorus:
        A#
Take it easy, (taking it easy),
               Gm
Got to take it easy, (taking it slow).
        A#
Take it easy, (taking it easy),
               Gm
Skanky take it easy, (taking it slow).
Tell you what...

Herb for my wine (ooh-wa-da-da-da)
Honey for my strong drink

I shake it easy (taking it easy)
Skanky, take it easy (skanking it slow)
Take it (taking it easy) easy
Take it (skanking it slow) easy

Take it easy (taking it easy)
Oh-oh-ooh! (skanking it slow)
Little bit easier (taking it easy)
Skanky, take it easy (skanking it slow)
Take it easy
Take it easy
Take it easy


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

D#

Guitar chord D#

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Easy Skanking" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Easy Skanking" by Bob Marley.

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