Biography:
Joseph Junior Adenuga, better known as Skepta, is an English Grime MC from Tottenham, North London, England. Originally from and born to Nigerian parents he moved from Lagos to London aged three. His family history can be traced back further to Ethiopia, to the Falash Mura community. He is a producer and DJ commonly associated with the North London Grime scene, including Roll Deep and Boy Better Know.
The name "Skepta" originated from the word Sceptre, a type of staff.
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
|Bbm Fm |Fm Eb |Fm
Gently down the stream
Eb Bbm Ab
SK Level
|Fm Bbm
Row, row, row, row your boat gently down the stream
Fm Eb Fm Bbm Ab |Fm
Niggas sleepin' on me must be sippin' on the lean
|Fm Eb| |Fm
Greaze, yeah
Eb Fm Bbm Ab Fm
She knows that I be the boss of life
Fm
Still Roll Deep
Eb |Fm
She knows, she knows, she knows, yeah
Eb Fm Bbm Ab
She knows
[Verse 1]
Fm/C Gb
I, wake up, brush my teeth, choose an outfit
Bbm
Big racks in my account, I get paid
Fm/C Bbm
Everyday smoke the loudest
Cm Db
I get packs in by the ounce I just blaze
Gm |Fm/C
And I got tings from back in the day
Bbm
Still ringing me down I'm on stage
Fm/C
But I want no stress
Bbm Cm Db Gm
Why they tryna control S coming around to get saved
|Fm
I don't wanna war let's make peace
Bbm
Good energies make the stacks increase
Fm Bbm
Girls in the North, West, South and the East
Cm Db Gm
Big batty make the mandem say jheeze
|Fm Bbm
"I'm not a gentleman, I'm an African man"
Is what I said to the priest
|Fm Bbm
So you know I stay smoking trees
Cm Db Gm
And the buds in the zip pack looking obese
[Pre-Chorus]
|Fm Gb
I just came back from Mars in my new spaceship, it was a perfect landing (Perfect!)
Bbm Cm
What d'you mean, what d'you mean, I'm a king she's a queen
Db |Fm
Man you know what's happening (sex)
Nowadays they call me ginger bread man 'cah they just can't catch him
Fm Bbm Cm Db Gm Fm
All the ladies love man, I love them too, we got an understanding (ice)
[Chorus]
|Fm Bbm
Pure water and lots of ice, she knows that I be the boss of life
|Fm Bbm Cm Db Gm
Pure water and lots of ice, she knows that I be the boss of life
|Fm Bbm
Pure water and lots of ice, she knows that I be the boss of life
|Fm Bbm
City on lock from the left to the right
Cm Db Gm
Bare girls, how am I meant to decide
[Verse 2]
|Fm Bbm
She weren't feelin' the old me, I bet she's feelin' my new shit
|Fm Bbm Cm Db Gm
I told her we gotta keep it true, told her we gotta move as a unit
|Fm Bbm
I had to chat to Cupid, said, "little man you know I ain't stupid"
|Fm Bbm Cm Db Gm
Told you that it's more than music, paps outside tryna get an exclusive
|Fm Bbm
Instead of looking for the top boy, must've been looking for me but who's asking
|Fm Bbm Cm Db Gm
I clocked the game I'm still barrin', please don't speak to me when I'm dancing
|Fm Bbm
Everyday they pray that I fall off, I'm popping up like "what's gwarning?"
|Fm Bbm Cm Db Gm
They say a girl is a gun, see a man walking with his wife and I disarm him
|Fm Bbm
The way I stepped in there in with the Sk Air, fam serious tekkers
|Fm Bbm Cm Db Gm Fm
Brand new vest, same old leathers, she knows we are the real Goodfellas
|Fm Bbm
We can be cool, yeah we can ride out, please just don't get jealous
Fm Bbm Cm Db Gm
Start texting me crazy I gotta take desperate measures
[Pre-Chorus]
|Fm Gb
I just came back from Mars in my new spaceship, it was a perfect landing (Perfect!)
Bbm Cm
What d'you mean, what d'you mean, I'm a king she's a queen
Db |Fm
Man you know what's happening (sex)
Nowadays they call me ginger bread man 'cah they just can't catch him
Fm Bbm Cm Db Gm Fm
All the ladies love man, I love them too, we got an understanding (ice)
[Chorus]
|Fm Bbm
Pure water and lots of ice, she knows that I be the boss of life
|Fm Bbm Cm Db Gm
Pure water and lots of ice, she knows that I be the boss of life
|Fm Bbm
Pure water and lots of ice, she knows that I be the boss of life
|Fm Bbm
City on lock from the left to the right
Cm Db Gm
Bare girls, how am I meant to decide
[Outro]
(Repeat)
|Fm Bbm
|Fm Bbm Cm Db Gm
|Bbm Fm |Fm Eb |Fm
Gently down the stream
Eb Bbm Ab
SK Level
|Fm Bbm
Row, row, row, row your boat gently down the stream
Fm Eb Fm Bbm Ab |Fm
Niggas sleepin' on me must be sippin' on the lean
|Fm Eb| |Fm
Greaze, yeah
Eb Fm Bbm Ab Fm
She knows that I be the boss of life
Fm
Still Roll Deep
Eb |Fm
She knows, she knows, she knows, yeah
Eb Fm Bbm Ab
She knows
[Verse 1]
Fm/C Gb
I, wake up, brush my teeth, choose an outfit
Bbm
Big racks in my account, I get paid
Fm/C Bbm
Everyday smoke the loudest
Cm Db
I get packs in by the ounce I just blaze
Gm |Fm/C
And I got tings from back in the day
Bbm
Still ringing me down I'm on stage
Fm/C
But I want no stress
Bbm Cm Db Gm
Why they tryna control S coming around to get saved
|Fm
I don't wanna war let's make peace
Bbm
Good energies make the stacks increase
Fm Bbm
Girls in the North, West, South and the East
Cm Db Gm
Big batty make the mandem say jheeze
|Fm Bbm
"I'm not a gentleman, I'm an African man"
Is what I said to the priest
|Fm Bbm
So you know I stay smoking trees
Cm Db Gm
And the buds in the zip pack looking obese
[Pre-Chorus]
|Fm Gb
I just came back from Mars in my new spaceship, it was a perfect landing (Perfect!)
Bbm Cm
What d'you mean, what d'you mean, I'm a king she's a queen
Db |Fm
Man you know what's happening (sex)
Nowadays they call me ginger bread man 'cah they just can't catch him
Fm Bbm Cm Db Gm Fm
All the ladies love man, I love them too, we got an understanding (ice)
[Chorus]
|Fm Bbm
Pure water and lots of ice, she knows that I be the boss of life
|Fm Bbm Cm Db Gm
Pure water and lots of ice, she knows that I be the boss of life
|Fm Bbm
Pure water and lots of ice, she knows that I be the boss of life
|Fm Bbm
City on lock from the left to the right
Cm Db Gm
Bare girls, how am I meant to decide
[Verse 2]
|Fm Bbm
She weren't feelin' the old me, I bet she's feelin' my new shit
|Fm Bbm Cm Db Gm
I told her we gotta keep it true, told her we gotta move as a unit
|Fm Bbm
I had to chat to Cupid, said, "little man you know I ain't stupid"
|Fm Bbm Cm Db Gm
Told you that it's more than music, paps outside tryna get an exclusive
|Fm Bbm
Instead of looking for the top boy, must've been looking for me but who's asking
|Fm Bbm Cm Db Gm
I clocked the game I'm still barrin', please don't speak to me when I'm dancing
|Fm Bbm
Everyday they pray that I fall off, I'm popping up like "what's gwarning?"
|Fm Bbm Cm Db Gm
They say a girl is a gun, see a man walking with his wife and I disarm him
|Fm Bbm
The way I stepped in there in with the Sk Air, fam serious tekkers
|Fm Bbm Cm Db Gm Fm
Brand new vest, same old leathers, she knows we are the real Goodfellas
|Fm Bbm
We can be cool, yeah we can ride out, please just don't get jealous
Fm Bbm Cm Db Gm
Start texting me crazy I gotta take desperate measures
[Pre-Chorus]
|Fm Gb
I just came back from Mars in my new spaceship, it was a perfect landing (Perfect!)
Bbm Cm
What d'you mean, what d'you mean, I'm a king she's a queen
Db |Fm
Man you know what's happening (sex)
Nowadays they call me ginger bread man 'cah they just can't catch him
Fm Bbm Cm Db Gm Fm
All the ladies love man, I love them too, we got an understanding (ice)
[Chorus]
|Fm Bbm
Pure water and lots of ice, she knows that I be the boss of life
|Fm Bbm Cm Db Gm
Pure water and lots of ice, she knows that I be the boss of life
|Fm Bbm
Pure water and lots of ice, she knows that I be the boss of life
|Fm Bbm
City on lock from the left to the right
Cm Db Gm
Bare girls, how am I meant to decide
[Outro]
(Repeat)
|Fm Bbm
|Fm Bbm Cm Db Gm
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