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Iko Iko Chords

Music by: Justin Wellington, Small Jam · 2019
Genre Reggae Views 806
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[Intro 1]
[F]Ayo, Big Wave (welcome)
Turn the mic on

[Chorus 1]
Small Jam alongside J. W.
[F]My bestie and your bestie
Sit down by di [C]fire
Your bestie say she wan' party
So can we make these flames go [F]higher?
Talkin' 'obut hey now (hey now),
hey now (hey now)
Iko, iko a [C]nae
Jock-a-mo fee-no ai na-ney
Jock-a-mo fee [F]na-ey (boom)

[Verse 1]
[F]Start my truck let's all jump in
Here we go to[C]gether
Nice cool breeze and big palm trees
I'll tell you life don't get no [F]better
Talkin' 'bout now (hey now),
hey now (hey now)
Iko, iko a [C]nae
Jock-a-mo fee-no ai na-ney
Jock-a-mo fee [F]na-ey

[Verse 2]
A [F]keia mamang gwele gwele step
on the dancin' [C]floor
Hips be windin', DJ rewindin'
Take it to the island [F]way
Keio baby mama put on your dancin' [C]shoes
One drop it, pop it low now
take it to the max now
Jammin' the small jam [F]way
[C]Jammin' the small jam [F]way

[Chorus 2]
[F]My bestie and your bestie
Dancin' by di [C]fire
Your bestie say she wan' party
So can we make these flames go [F]higher?
Talkin' 'obut hey now (hey now),
hey now (hey now)
Iko, iko a [C]nae
Jock-a-mo fee-no ai na-ney
Jock-a-mo fee [F]na-ey
Let me take it from here

[Verse 3]
Solomon girl straight up right hoochie mama
Make we party non stop in a island banda
Swing those hips and back it up to mi ragga
A chance fi party ladies, do the Dougie Dougie
I'm [F]jammin' island reggae reppin' blue,
green and yellow
Me tappin on mi beat,
make you slow [C]whine for me, baby
Speakers pumpin', people jumpin'
We're jammin' the island [F]way

[Verse 4]
[F]Shout out to the good time crew
All across the the is[C]lands
Grab your shoes then we'll two-by-two
And now we're shinin' bright like [F]diamonds
Talkin' 'bout now (hey now),
hey now (hey now)
Iko, iko a [C]nae
Jock-a-mo fee-no ai na-ney
Jock-a-mo fee [F]na-ey

[Bridge 1]
Yes, one drop it, pop it low now,
take it to the max now
Jammin' the small jam way, wind it
[F]Whine up, go down, whine up, go down
Twist your body [C]backwards (we go, we go)
We go left left, we go right right
Turn it around and [F]forward
(whine and go down again)
[F]Whine up, go down, whine up, go down
Twist your body [C]backwards (we go, we go)
We go left left, we go right right
Turn it around and [F]forward

[Chorus 3]
(whine and go down again)
[F]My bestie and your bestie
Dancin' by di [C]fire
Your bestie say she wan' party
So can we make these flames go [F]higher?
Talkin' 'obut hey now (hey now),
hey now (hey now)
Iko, iko a [C]nae
Jock-a-mo fee-no ai na-ney
Jock-a-mo fee [F]na-ey
[C]Jock-a-mo fee [F]na-ey
[C]Jock-a-mo fee [F]na-ey
[C]Jock-a-mo fee na-[F]ey
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