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