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