Intro: F C Dm C F F C Dm G C Verse 1: C F C How many roads must a man walk down C F C Before you call him a man? C F C Yes, ’n’ how many seas must a white dove sail C F G Before she sleeps in the sand? C F C How many times must the cannonballs fly C F C Before they’re forever banned? F C Dm C F The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind F C Dm G C The answer is blowin’ in the wind
Instrumental: F C Dm C F F C Dm G C Verse 2: C F C How many years can a mountain exist C F C Before it is washed to the sea? C F C How many years can some people exist C F G Before they’re allowed to be free? C F C Yes, ’n’ how many times can a man turn his head C F C In pretending he just doesn’t see? F C Dm C F The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind F C Dm G C The answer is blowin’ in the wind Instrumental: F C Dm C F F C Dm G C Verse 3: C F C How many times must a man look up C F C Before he can see the sky? C F C Yes, ’n’ how many ears must one man have C F G Before he can hear people cry? C F C How many deaths will it take till he knows C F C That too many people have died? F C Dm C F The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind F C Dm G C The answer is blowin’ in the wind Outro: F C Dm C F F C Dm G C