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