Tom: F
F F F F
haha hey yo big wave tell 'em Iko
[Verse 1]
F
My bestie and your bestie
F C
Sit down by the fire.
C7
Your bestie say she want party
C F
Say can we make these flames go higher.
[Chorus]
F
Talkin' bout hey now, (hey now) hey now, (hey now)
F C
Iko, iko a nae.
C7
Chakimo fina a na nae
C F
Chakimo fina nae.
[Verse 2]
F
Start my truck, let's all jump in
F C
Here we go together.
C7
Nice cool breeze and big palm trees
C F
I'll tell ya life don't get no better.
[Chorus]
F
Talkin' bout hey now, (hey now) hey now, (hey now)
F C
Iko, iko a nae.
C7
Chakimo fina a na nae
C F
Chakimo fina nae.
[Bridge 1]
F
A keia mama gwelé,
F C
step on the dancin' floor.
C7
Hips be windin', DJ rewindin'
C F
Take it to the island way
F
Keio baby mamá,
F C
put on your dancin' shoes
C7
One drop it, pop it low now, take it to the max now
C F
Jammin' the small jam way,
C F
Jammin' the small jam way.
[Verse 3]
F
My bestie and your bestie
F C
Dancin´ by the fire.
C7
Your bestie says she want party
C F
Say can we make these flames go higher.
[Chorus]
F
Talkin' bout hey now, (hey now) hey now, (hey now)
F C
Iko, iko a nae.
C7
Chakimo fina a na nae
C F
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 chance fo´ party, ladies do the Dougie Dougie.
F
I´m jammin island reggae rappin blue, green and yellow
F C
Me tappin´ on me beats make ya slow wind for me baby.
C7
Speakers bumpin, people jumpin´
C F
We´re jammin´ the island way.
[Verse 4]
F
Shout out to the good time crew,
F C
All across the islands.
C7
Grab your shoes then we´ll two-by-two
C F
And now we´re shinin bright like diamonds.
[Chorus]
F
Talkin' bout hey now, (hey now) hey now, (hey now)
F C
Iko, iko a nae.
C7
Chakimo fina a na nae
C F
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!
F
Wind up go down, wind up go down,
F C
Twist your body backwards.
C7
We go left, left, we go right, right,
C F
Turn it around and forwards.
F
Wind up go down, wind up go down,
F C
Twist your body backwards.
C7
We go left, left, we go right, right,
C F
Turn it around and forwards.
[Verse 5/ Outro]
F
My bestie and your bestie
F C
Dancin´ by the fire.
C7
Your bestie says she want party
C F
Say can we make these flames go higher.
[Chorus]
F
Talkin' bout hey now, (hey now) hey now, (hey now)
C
Iko, iko a nae.
C7
Chakimo fina a na nae
C F
Chakimo fina nae.
C F
Chakimo fina nae.
C F
Chakimo fina nae.
C F C F
Chakimo fina nae.
