[Verse]
G C D G
How many roads must a man walk down, before you
C G G C G
call him a man, How many seas must a white dove
G C D G
sail before she sleeps in the sand, Yes and how
C G G
many times must the cannonballs fly before they're
C D
forever banned,
[Chorus]
C D G Em
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
C D G
The answer is blowin' in the wind
[Harmonica refrain]
C D G C D G
[Verse]
G C G
Yes and how many years can a mountain exist
G C G G
before it is washed to the sea, Yes and how
C G
many years can some people exist before
C D G
they're allowed to be free, Yes and how many
C G
times can a man turn his head and pretend
C D
that he just doesn't see
[Chorus]
C D G Em
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
C D G
The answer is blowin in the wind
[Harmonica refrain]
C D G C D G
[Verse]
G C D G
Yes and how many time must a man look up
C G G
before he can see the sky, Yes and how
C G
many ears must one man have before he can
C D G C
hear people cry, yes and how many deaths will
G C
it take till he knows that too many people have
D
have died
[Chorus]
C D G Em
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
C D Em
The answer is blowin' in the wind
C D G Em
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
C D G
The answer is blowin' in the wind
C D G C D G
