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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
| * = Single Strum
Intro:
D
Verse 1:
D G Em A7 D
How many roads must a man walk down
D G Em D
Before you call him a man?
D G Em A7 D
And how many seas must a white dove sail
G Em A7
Before she sleeps in the sand?
D G Em A7 D
And how many times must the cannonballs fly
G Em D
Before they're forever banned?
Chorus:
G A D G
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
A D
The answer is blowin' in the wind
Bridge:
G A D G A D
Verse 2:
D G Em A7 D
How many years can a mountain exist
G Em D
Before it is washed to the sea?
D G Em A7 D
And how many years can some people exist
G Em A7
Before they're allowed to be free?
D G Em A7 D
Yeah, and how many times can a man turn his head
G Em D
pretending that he just didn't see?
Chorus:
G A D G
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
A D
The answer is blowin' in the wind
Bridge:
G A D G A D
Verse 3:
D G Em A7 D
How many times can a man look up
G Em D
Before he sees the sky?
G Em A7 D
And how many ears must one man have
G Em A7
Before he can hear people cry?
D G Em A7 D
And how many deaths will it take 'til he knows
G Em D
That too many people have died?
Chorus:
G A D G
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
G A D
The answer is blowin' in the wind
Bridge:
G A D G A D
Solo:
D G D
D G D
D G D
D G D
D G Em A7
D G D
D G D
Ending:
G A D* G*
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
N.C. A* D
The answer is blowin' in the wind
Other versions of this song
- Blowin In The Wind (Tabs)
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Last Updated: September 10, 2025