Iko Iko chords by Justin Wellington

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Beginner

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

🎸 Intro:

FF FF FF FF


🎸 Verse 1:
FF
My bestie and your bestie
        C majorC
Sit_down by the fire.
C7C7
Your bestie says_she want party
      C majorC          FF
So_can_we make these flames go higher.

🎸 Chorus:
      FF
Talkin_bout hey_now, hey_now,
      C majorC
Iko, iko a nae.
 C7C7
Chakimo fina a na nae
 C majorC      FF
Chakimo fina nae.

🎸 Verse 2:
FF
Start my truck, let's all jump in
       C majorC
Here we go together.
C7C7
Nice cool breeze and big palm trees
       C majorC         FF
I'll_tell_ya life don't get no better.

🎸 Chorus:
       FF
Talkin_bout hey_now, hey_now,
      C majorC
Iko, iko a nae.
 C7C7
Chakimo fina a na nae
 C majorC      FF
Chakimo fina nae.

🎸 Bridge 1:
  FF                  C majorC
A augmentedA keia mama gwelé, step on the dancin' floor.
C7C7
Hips be windin', DJ rewindin'
 C majorC          FF
Take_it to the island way
 FF                  C majorC
Keio baby mamá, put on your dancin' shoes
   C7C7
One drop_it, pop_it low now, take it to the max now
 C majorC          FF
Jammin' the small jam way,
 C majorC          FF
Jammin' the small jam way.

🎸 Verse 3:
FF
My bestie and your bestie
        C majorC
Dancin´ by the fire.
C7C7
Your bestie says_she_want party
      C majorC          FF
So_can_we make these flames go higher.

🎸 Chorus:
       FF
Talkin_bout hey_now, hey_now,
      C majorC
Iko, iko a nae.
 C7C7
Chakimo fina a na nae
 C majorC      FF
Chakimo fina nae.

🎸 Bridge 1:
N.C.*
Solomon girls wake up, right go to mama,
Make we party nonstop in an island banda.
Swing those hips and back_it up to me ragga
A augmentedA chance fo´ party, ladies do the Dougie_Dougie.

   FF
I´m jammin island reggae rappin blue, green and yellow
                  C majorC
Me tappin´ on me beats make ya_slow_wind for me baby.
 C7C7
Speakers bumpin, people jumpin´
    C majorC         FF
We´re jammin´ the island way.

🎸 Verse 4:
FF
Shout out to the good time crew,
 C majorC
All across the islands.
C7C7
Grab your shoes then we´ll two-by-two
        C majorC         FF
And now we´re shinin bright like diamonds.

🎸 Chorus:
       FF
Talkin_bout hey_now, hey_now,
      C majorC
Iko, iko a nae.
 C7C7
Chakimo fina a na nae
 C majorC      FF
Chakimo fina nae.

🎸 Bridge 2:
N.C.*
Yes, one drop it, pop_it low now,
Take it to the max now
Jammin´ the small jam way. Wind it!

FF
Wind up go down, wind up go down,
 C majorC
Twist your body backwards.
    C7C7
We go left, left, we go right, right,
 C majorC         FF
Turn_it around and forwards.
FF
Wind up go down, wind up go down,
 C majorC
Twist your body backwards.
    C7C7
We go left, left, we go right, right,
 C majorC         FF
Turn_it around and forwards.

Verse 5/ 🎸 Outro:
FF
My bestie and your bestie
        C majorC
Dancin´ by the fire.
C7C7
Your bestie says she_want party
     C majorC           FF
So_can_we make these flames go higher.

🎸 Chorus:
      FF
Talkin_bout hey_now, hey_now,
      C majorC
Iko, iko a nae.
 C7C7
Chakimo fina a na nae
C majorC      FF
Chakimo fina nae.
C majorC      FF
Chakimo fina nae.
C majorC      FF
Chakimo fina nae.
C majorC      FF  C majorC FF
Chakimo fina nae.


* A augmentedA capella, same chord harmonies as the verses