Bob Marley - Easy Skanking: Ukulele Chords

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

Learn Easy Skanking ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele 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 ukulele.

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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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A#

Ukulele chord A#

D#

Ukulele chord D#

Dm

Ukulele chord Dm

Gm

Ukulele chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele 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 guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Easy Skanking" by Bob Marley.

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