VERS 1: G C D G How many roads must a man walk down, G C G Before you call him a man, G C D G How many Seas must a white dove sail G C D before she sleeps in the sand, G C D G Yes and how many times must the canonballs fly G C G before they're forever banned, C D G C The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind C D G The answer is blowin' in the wind VERS 2: Yes, how many years can a mountain exist Before it's washed to the sea ? Yes, how many years can some people exist Before they're allowed to be free ? Yes, how many times can a man turn his head Pretending he just doesn't see ? The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind. VERS 3: Yes, how many times must a man look up Before he can see the sky ? Yes, how many ears must one man have Before he can hear people cry ? Yes, how many deaths will it take till he knows That too many people have died ? The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind.