Strokin Chords' by Clarence Carter

Tempo:
114.9 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

C

Bm

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Strokin' chords
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[Bm] When I start making [Em] love, I don't just [D] make love, I be strokin'!
[C] [G] That's what I be doin'.
I [D] be strokin'!
[C] [G] [C]
[D] I stroke it to the [C] east, [G] and I stroke it to the west,
[D] I stroke it to the [G] woman that I love the best.
[D] I be [G] strokin'!
[D] Let me [G] ask you something.
[D] What time of the [G] day do you like to make [D] love?
[G] Have you ever made [D] love just before [G] breakfast?
[D] Have you ever made [G] love while you watched [D] the Late Late Show?
[G]
[D] Well, let me ask you this.
[G] Have you [D] ever made love on a couch?
[G]
[D] Well, let me ask you this.
[G] Have you ever [D] made love on the back seat [G] of a car?
[D] I remember one time [G] I made love on the back seat of a car,
[D] and the police came and [G] shined his light on me,
and I said, [D] I'm [C] strokin'!
[G] That's what I'm doin'.
[D] I be [C] strokin'!
[G] [C]
[D] I stroke it to the [G] east, and I stroke it to the west,
[D] I stroke it to the [C] woman [G] that I love the best.
[D] I be strokin'!
[G]
[D] Let me ask [G] you something.
[D] How long has it [G] been since you've made [D] love?
[G] Huh?
[D] Did you make love [G] yesterday?
[D] [G] Did you make [D] love last week?
[G]
[D] Did you [G] make love last year?
[D] [G] Or maybe [D] it might be that you're [G] planning on making love tonight.
[D] Well, [G] just remember, [D] when you start making love,
[G] you make [D] it hard, long, [G] soft, short, [D] and be [G] strokin'!
[D] I be [C] strokin'!
[G] [C]
[D] I stroke it to the [G] east, and I stroke it to the west,
[D] I stroke it to the [C] woman [G] that I love the [C] best.
[D] I be [G] strokin'!
[D] Now, when I [G] start making love to my woman,
[D] I don't stop until [G] I know she's sassified.
[D] [G] And I can always tell [D] when she gets sassified,
[G] because when she gets sassified, [D] she starts calling my name.
[G] She said,
[D] Clans Carter, Clans Carter, [G] Clans Carter, Clans Carter,
[D] Ooh, shit, Clans Carter.
[G]
[D] The other night, I was strokin' [G] my woman,
[D] and it got so good to her.
[G] You know what she told me?
[D] Let me tell you what she told me.
[G] She said,
[D] Stroke it, Clans Carter, [G] but don't stroke so fast.
[D] If my stuff ain't tight enough, [G] you can stick it up my
[D] I be strokin'!
[C] [G]
[D] I be [C] strokin'!
[G]
[D] I stroke it to the [C] east, [G] and I stroke it to the west,
[D] I stroke it to the [C] woman [G] that I love the best.
[D] I be [C] strokin'!
[G]
[D] I be [C] strokin'!
[G] He, he, he, he.
[D] I be [C] strokin'!
[G] Ah!
[D] I be [C] strokin'!
[G]
[D] I stroke it to the [C] north, [G] I stroke it to the south,
I [D] be stokin' [G] everywhere, I even be stokin' with my
Woo!
[D] I be stokin'!
[C] [G] I [D] be stokin'!
[G] [D] [C]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
Bm
13421112
Em
121
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
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To learn Clarence Carter - Strokin chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: G, D, G, D and C. A strategic approach would be to train at 57 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 115. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: D Major.

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[Bm] When I start making [Em] love, I don't just [D] make love, I be strokin'!
[C] [G] That's what I be doin'.
I [D] be strokin'!
[C] _ [G] _ _ _ [C]
[D] I stroke it to the [C] east, [G] and I stroke it to the west,
[D] I stroke it to the [G] woman that I love the best.
[D] I be _ [G] strokin'! _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ Let me [G] ask you something. _ _
[D] What time of the [G] day do you like to make [D] love?
_ _ _ [G] _ Have you ever made [D] love just before [G] breakfast? _ _ _
[D] _ Have you ever made [G] love while you watched [D] the Late Late Show?
_ [G] _ _ _
[D] Well, let me ask you this.
_ _ [G] _ _ Have you [D] ever made love on a couch?
[G] _ _ _ _
[D] Well, let me ask you this.
[G] _ Have you ever [D] made love on the back seat [G] of a car? _ _
[D] _ I remember one time [G] I made love on the back seat of a car,
[D] and the police came and [G] shined his light on me,
and I said, [D] I'm _ [C] strokin'!
[G] That's what I'm doin'.
[D] I be _ [C] strokin'!
[G] _ _ _ [C]
[D] I stroke it to the [G] east, and I stroke it to the west,
[D] I stroke it to the [C] woman [G] that I love the best.
[D] I be strokin'!
[G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ Let me ask [G] you something. _ _ _
[D] How long has it [G] been since you've made [D] love?
_ _ [G] Huh? _ _ _
[D] _ Did you make love [G] yesterday? _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ Did you make [D] love last week?
_ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ Did you [G] make love last year?
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ Or maybe [D] it might be that you're [G] planning on making love tonight.
[D] _ _ Well, [G] just remember, _ [D] when you start making love,
[G] _ _ you make [D] it hard, long, [G] soft, short, [D] and be _ [G] strokin'! _ _ _
[D] I be _ [C] strokin'!
[G] _ _ _ [C]
[D] I stroke it to the [G] east, and I stroke it to the west,
[D] I stroke it to the [C] woman [G] that I love the [C] best.
[D] I be _ [G] strokin'! _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ Now, when I [G] start making love to my woman, _
[D] I don't stop until [G] I know she's sassified.
[D] _ _ _ [G] And I can always tell [D] when she gets sassified,
[G] because when she gets sassified, [D] she starts calling my name.
[G] _ She said,
[D] Clans Carter, Clans Carter, [G] Clans Carter, Clans Carter,
[D] Ooh, shit, Clans Carter.
[G] _ _ _ _
[D] The other night, I was strokin' [G] my woman, _ _ _
[D] and it got so good to her.
[G] You know what she told me?
[D] Let me tell you what she told me.
_ [G] _ She said,
[D] Stroke it, Clans Carter, [G] but don't stroke so fast.
[D] If my stuff ain't tight enough, [G] you can stick it up my_
[D] I be strokin'!
[C] _ [G] _ _ _
[D] I be _ [C] strokin'!
[G] _ _ _
[D] I stroke it to the [C] east, [G] and I stroke it to the west,
[D] I stroke it to the [C] woman [G] that I love the best.
[D] I be _ [C] strokin'!
[G] _ _ _
[D] I be _ [C] strokin'!
[G] He, he, he, he.
[D] I be _ [C] strokin'!
[G] Ah! _
[D] I be _ [C] strokin'!
[G] _ _ _
[D] I stroke it to the [C] north, [G] I stroke it to the south,
I [D] be stokin' [G] everywhere, I even be stokin' with my_
Woo!
[D] I be stokin'!
[C] _ [G] _ _ I [D] be _ stokin'!
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _

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