A Long Walk chords by Jill Scott (Official Version)

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A/B
Bm/A
F#m6
Em9
D7
B/C#
C6

Intro 1

Verse 1
A/B 
 (A/B) You're here, I'm pleased
Bm/A 
F#m6 
I really dig your  (B minor/A) compa   (F sharp minor6) ny
A/B 
 (A/B) Your style, your smile,
Bm/A 
F#m6 
your peace men (B minor/A) tali    (F sharp minor6) ty
A/B 
 (A/B) Lord, have mercy on me
Bm/A 
F#m6 
I was blind, now  (B minor/A) I      can  (F sharp minor6) see
A/B 
 (A/B) What a king's supposed to be
Bm/A 
F#m6 
Baby I feel free,  (B minor/A) come on and  (F sharp minor6) go     with me

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Chorus 1

Let's take a long walk,

around the park after dark

Find a spot for us to spark

Conversation verbal elation, stimulation

Share our situations,

temptations, education, relax ations

Elevations, maybe we can talk,

about Surah thirty- one eighteen

Verse 2
A/B 
 (A/B) Your background,
it ain't squeaky clean (shit)
Bm/A 
F#m6 
A/B 
Sometimes we  (B minor/A) all    got to  (F sharp minor6) swim   up (A/B) stream
You ain't no saint, we all are sinners
Bm/A 
But you put your good foot  (B minor/A) down,
F#m6 
A/B 
and make your  (F sharp minor6) soul   a  (A/B) winner
I respect that, man you're so phat
Bm/A 
F#m6 
And you're all that,  (B minor/A) plus su (F sharp minor6) preme
A/B 
 (A/B) Then you're humble man I'm numb
Yo with feeling,
Bm/A 
F#m6 
I can feel  (B minor/A) everything  (F sharp minor6) that   you

Chorus 2
A/B 
 (A/B) (bring) Let's take a long walk,
Em9 
Bm/A 
F#m6 
 (E minor9) around the park  (B minor/A) after   (F sharp minor6) dark
A/B 
 (A/B) Find a spot for us to spark
Em9 
Bm/A 
F#m6 
Conver (E minor9) sation verbal elation,  (B minor/A) stimu (F sharp minor6) lation
A/B 
 (A/B) Share our situations,
Em9 
Bm/A 
F#m6 
temptations,  (E minor9) education,  (B minor/A) relax   (F sharp minor6) ations
A/B 
 (A/B) Elevations, maybe we can talk,
Em9 
Bm/A 
F#m6 
a (E minor9) bout  Revelation  (B minor/A) three  seven (F sharp minor6) teen

Bridge 1
A/B 
 (A/B) Or maybe we can see a movie
Or maybe we can see a play,
D7 
on Saturday  (D7) 
B/C# 
Or maybe we can roll a  (B/C#) tree,
and feel the breeze and listen to a symphony
C6 
Or maybe chill and just be,  (C6) or  maybe
A/B 
 (A/B) Maybe we can take a cruise
and listen to the Roots,
or maybe eat some passion fruit
D7 
B/C# 
Or maybe  (D7) cry  (B/C#) to     the blues
C6 
Or maybe we could just be  (C6) silent
A/B 
 (A/B) Come on, come on

Chorus 3
A/B 
 (A/B) Let's take a long walk,
Em9 
Bm/A 
F#m6 
 (E minor9) around the park  (B minor/A) after   (F sharp minor6) dark
A/B 
 (A/B) Find a spot for us to spark
Em9 
Bm/A 
F#m6 
Conver (E minor9) sation verbal elation,  (B minor/A) stimu (F sharp minor6) lation
A/B 
 (A/B) Share our situations,
Em9 
Bm/A 
F#m6 
temptations,  (E minor9) education,  (B minor/A) relax   (F sharp minor6) ations
A/B 
 (A/B) Elevations, maybe we can talk,
Em9 
Bm/A 
F#m6 
a (E minor9) bout  Psalms in en (B minor/A) tire    (F sharp minor6) ty
A/B 
 (A/B) Let's take a long walk,
Em9 
Bm/A 
F#m6 
 (E minor9) around the park  (B minor/A) after   (F sharp minor6) dark
A/B 
 (A/B) Find a spot for us to spark
Em9 
Bm/A 
F#m6 
Conver (E minor9) sation verbal elation,  (B minor/A) stimu (F sharp minor6) lation
A/B 
 (A/B) Share our situations,
Em9 
Bm/A 
F#m6 
temptations,  (E minor9) education,  (B minor/A) relax   (F sharp minor6) ations
A/B 
 (A/B) Elevations, maybe we can talk,
Em9 
Bm/A 
F#m6 
a (E minor9) bout  Psalms in en (B minor/A) tire    (F sharp minor6) ty

Bridge 2
A/B 
 (A/B) Or maybe we can see a movie
Or maybe we can see a play,
D7 
on Saturday (Satur (D7) day)
B/C# 
Or maybe we can roll a  (B/C#) tree,
and feel the breeze and listen to a symphony
C6 
Or maybe chill and just be,  (C6) or  maybe
A/B 
 (A/B) Maybe we can take a cruise
and listen to the Roots,
or maybe eat some passion fruit
D7 
B/C# 
Or maybe  (D7) cry  (B/C#) to     the blues
C6 
Or maybe we could just be  (C6) silent
A/B 
 (A/B) Come on

Chorus 4
A/B 
 (A/B) Let's take a long walk,
Em9 
Bm/A 
F#m6 
 (E minor9) around the park  (B minor/A) after   (F sharp minor6) dark
A/B 
 (A/B) Find a spot for us to spark
Em9 
Bm/A 
F#m6 
Conver (E minor9) sation verbal elation,  (B minor/A) stimu (F sharp minor6) lation
A/B 
 (A/B) Share our situations,
Em9 
Bm/A 
F#m6 
temptations,  (E minor9) education,  (B minor/A) relax   (F sharp minor6) ations
A/B 
 (A/B) Elevations, maybe baby,
Bm/A 
F#m6 
maybe we can save  (B minor/A) the nation  (F sharp minor6) 

Outro 1

Come on

[Fade out]

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A/B
Bm/A
F#m6
Em9
D7
B/C#
C6

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: B minorBPM: 76

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

A/B: x-2-x-2-2-0
Bm/A: x-0-4-4-3-x
F#m6: 2-x-1-2-2-x
Em9: 0-2-0-0-0-2
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
B/C#: x-4-x-4-4-2
C6: x-3-2-2-1-x

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This is the definitive original version of A Long Walk by Jill Scott, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of B minor. It suits players who want to learn A Long Walk the way Jill Scott intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.