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