Capo
3
Rate for accuracy
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Define:
Gadd9 300003
Csus2 x3001x
Intro:
G
Verse 1:
G Gadd9 C Csus2 C G D Em
How many roads must a man walk down,
G Gadd9 C Csus2 C G D
before you call him a man?
G Gadd9 C Csus2 C G D Em
How many seas must a white dove sail,
G C D7
before she sleeps in the sand?
G Gadd9 C Csus2 C G D Em
How many times must the cannonballs fly,
G Gadd9 G C D7
before they're forever banned? (the answer)
Chorus:
C D7 G D Em
The answer my friend is blowing in the wind
C D7 G
The answer is blowing in the wind
Verse 2:
G Gadd9 C Csus2 C G D Em
How many years can a mountain exist,
G Gadd9 C Csus2 C G D
before it's washed to the sea?
G Gadd9 C Csus2 C G D Em
How many years can some people exist,
G C D7
before they're allowed to be free?
G Gadd9 C Csus2 C G D Em
And how many times can a man turn his head
G Gadd9 G C D7
And pretend that he just doesn't see?
Chorus:
C D7 G D Em
The answer my friend is blowing in the wind
C D7 G G
The answer is blowing in the wind
Verse 3:
G Gadd9 C Csus2 C G D Em
How many times can a man look up
G Gadd9 C Csus2 C G D
Before he sees the sky?
G Gadd9 C Csus2 C G D Em
How many ears must one woman have
G C D7
Before she can hear people cry?
G Gadd9 C Csus2 C G D Em
And how many deaths will it take 'til we know
G Gadd9 G C D7
That too many people have died?
Outro:
C D7 G D Em
The answer my friend is blowing in the wind
C D7 Em
The answer is blowing in the wind
C D7 G D Em
The answer my friend is blowing in the wind
C D7 C G D7sus4 G
The answer is blowing in the wind
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025