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Blowin' in the Wind

Bob Dylan
ChordsKeyDCapoFret 7intermediate
4.9(194)

Chords in this song8

capo 7 — sounds 7 semitones higher

Intro

| G | % |

Verse 1

How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, ’n’ how many times must the cannonballs fly
Before they’re forever banned?

Chorus

The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
C C/B D/A | G |
The answer is blowin’ in the wind

Interlude

| C C/B | D/A D/F# | G | C C/G |
| C C/B | D/A | G | G |

Verse 2

Yes, ’n’ how many years can a mountain exist
Before it is washed to the sea?
Yes, ’n’ how many years can some people exist
Before they’re allowed to be free?
Yes, ’n’ how many times can a man turn his head
An’pretend he just doesn’t see?

Chorus

The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
C C/B D/A | G |
The answer is blowin’ in the wind

Interlude

| C C/B | D/A | G | C C/G |
| C C/B | D/A D/F# | G | % |

Verse 3

Yes, ’n’ how many ... times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, ’n’ how many ears must one man have
G C G/B | D/A D/F# | D/A D/F# |
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, ’n’ how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died? 

Chorus

The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
C C/B D/A | G |
The answer is blowin’ in the wind

Coda

| C C/B | D/A | G | C C/G |
| C C/B | D/A D/F# | G G

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