[Strophe]
C        F            C 
How many roads must a man walk down  
           F          G7 
Before you call him a man  
C                F           C          Am 
Yes and how many seas must a white dove sail  
C          F             G7 
Before she sleeps in the sand
[Strophe]
        C        F              C 
Yes and how many times must the cannon balls fly  
               F       G7 
Before they're forever banned  
    F         G7        C              Am 
The answer my friend is blowing in the wind  
    F         G7             C 
The answer is blowing in the wind
[Strophe]
         F            C 
How many times must a man look up  
              F       G7 
Before he can see the sky  
C                F         C       Am 
Yes and how many ears must one man have  
C             F           G7 
Before he can hear people cry
[Strophe]
        C        F              C 
Yes and how many deaths will it take till we know  
              F           G7 
That too many people have died  
    F         G7        C              Am 
The answer my friend is blowing in the wind  
    F         G7             C 
The answer is blowing in the wind
[Strophe]
         F           C 
How many years can a mountain exist  
            F             G7 
Before it's washed to the sea  
C                F         C           Am 
Yes and how many years can some people exist  
C              F             G7 
Before they're allowed to be free
[Strophe]
        C        F           C 
Yes and how many times can a man turn his head  
              F            G7 
Pretending he just doesn't see  
    F         G7        C              Am 
The answer my friend is blowing in the wind  
    F         G7             C 
The answer is blowing in the wind