Strokin'  -  Clarence Carter  (This tab is dedicated to Larry Mofle's Father who passed away 
             recently. It was one of his favorite songs during the Sioux Falls Pheasants baseball games)
                               
Video  CD:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WBYEzecjaI  
       CD:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGVnH39UzI8

                                          keyboard riff 1    keyboard riff 2 
  bass riff 1                             (bass C)           (above middle C)
   D  D D  B  D     G  G G  E  G          [D~~~~A G~~]       [D~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~]
G----------------|------------------|   
D----------------|--5--5-5-----5----|    
A--5--5-5-----5--|----------7-------|    
E----------7-----|------------------|    

*** Note – all Chords are played with a single stroke then quickly muted ***

Intro
(drum riff) – 2 times
NC           (harp strum)    (harp strum) 
When I start makin' love…  I don't just make love… 
              D                   G 
     (bass riff 1)
     (keyboard riff 1)
I be stro…kin'…  that's what I be doin'…  heh…
              D      G 
     (bass riff 1)
     (keyboard riff 1)
I be stro…kin'.

Chorus 1
            D                             G
  (bass riff 1)
  (keyboard riffs 1,2)                   
I stroke it to the East…  and I stroke it to the West.
                D                     G 
      (bass riff 1)
      (key boards riff 1,2) 
And I stroke it to the woman… that… I love… the best.
              D      G 
     (bass riff 1)
     (keyboard riffs 1,2)
I be stro…kin'.

Verse 1
     D                         G    G G
(bass riff 1)
       Let me ask you somethin'.
                   D                    G    G G     D         G          
(bass riff 1)                                       (bass riff 1)
What time…  of the day…  do you like to make love?
     G G                  D                     G    G G
                   (bass riff 1)
Have you ever made love…  just before breakfast?
    D                                   G    G G                  D     G    G G
(bass riff 1)                                     (bass riff 1)
    Have you ever made love…  while you watch the late… late sh…ow?
                         D    G
(bass riff 1)
Well… let me ask you this.
G G                D                G    G G
              (bass riff 1)
Have you ever made love…  on a couch?
                     D    G
(bass riff 1)
Well… let me ask you this.
G G                   D                               G    G G
                   (bass riff 1)
Have you ever made love…  on the back seat of a car?
       D                                                     G    G G
(bass riff 1)
I remember one time I made I made love on the back seat of a car.
        D                                    G    G G
(bass riff 1)
And the po…lice came and shined his light on me… and I said, 
              D           G                                D    G 
(bass riff 1)                                     (bass riff 1)
(keyboard riff 1)                                 (keyboard riff 1)
"I'm stro…kin'…    that's what I'm doin'…    I be stro…kin'."

Repeat Chorus 1

Verse 2
Let me ask you something.
How long has it been…  since you made love…  huh?
Did you make lo…ve… yesterday?
Did you make lo…ve… last week?
Did you make lo…ve… last year?
Or maybe it might be…  that you plannin' on makin' lo…ve… tonight.
But just remember…  when you start makin' love…
You make it… hard… long… soft… short…
And be stro…kin'.
I be stro…kin'.

Repeat Chorus 1

Verse 3
Now when I start makin' lo…ve to my woman.
I don't stop… until I know… she's sass…i…fied.
And I can al…ways tell when she gets sass…i…fied.
Because when she gets sass…i…fied…  she start call…in' my name.
She say… "Clarence Carter… Clarence Carter… Clarence Carter… Clarence Carter…"
"Ooooo… sh*t! Clarence Carter…"
The other night I was strokin' my woman.
And it got so good to her… you know what she told me.
Let me tell you what she told me.
She say… "Stroke it Clarence Carter…  but don't stroke so fast."
"If my stuff ain't tight enough… you can stick it up my…  wooo!"

Refrain 1
              D     G 
     (bass riff)
     (keyboard riffs 1,2)
I be stro…kin'…  ha…ha…ha…ha…
              D     G 
     (bass riff)
     (keyboard riffs 1,2)
I be stro…kin'.

Repeat Chorus 1

Refrain 2
I be stro…kin'…  ha…ha…ha…ha…
I be stro…kin'…  yeah…
I be stro…kin'.

Chorus 2
I stroke it to the North…  and I stroke it to the South…
I stroke it eve…ry…where…  I even stroke it with my…  wooo!
I be stro…kin'…  ha…ha…

Refrain 3
I be stro…kin'…   yeah…ah…
I be stro…kin'.
  -fadeout-

Chord Chart (notes in parentheses are not played) 
   D or D/A    G or G/B
e--2----(5)----3----(7)--|
B--3-----7-----3-----8---|
G--2-----7-----0-----7---|
D--0-----7-----0-----9---|
A-------(5)---(2)---(7)--|
E-------(5)---(3)---(7)--|