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Blowin’ in the Wind

by Bob Dylan

Capo 7

Strum: B D D U D U

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Intro: / G - - - / - - - - /

G C D G

How many roads must a man walk down

G C G (2)
Before you call him a man?

G C D G
Yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove sail

G C D (2)
Before she sleeps in the sand?

G C D G
Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls fly

G C G (2)
Before they're forever banned?

Chorus:

C D G C
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,

C D G
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

/ C - - - /D - - - / G - - - / C - - - /

/ C - - - /D - - - / G - - - / - - - - /

G C D G
How many years can a mountain exist

G C G (2)
Before it's washed to the sea?

G C D G
Yes, 'n' how many years can some people exist

G C D (2)
Before they're allowed to be free?

G C D G

Yes, 'n' how many times can a man turn his head,

G C G (2)
And pretend he just doesn't see?

Chorus

/ C - - - /D - - - / G - - - / C - - - /

/ C - - - /D - - - / G - - - / - - - - /

G C D G
How many times must a man look up

G C G (2)
Before he can see the sky?

G C D G
Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have

G C D (2)
Before he can hear people cry?

G C D G
Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows

G C G (2)
That too many people have died?

Chorus

/ C - - - /D - - - / G - - - / C - - - /

/ C - - - /D - - - / G (hold)

This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.