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