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