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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.
