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