note : based on peter , paul and mommy too version of children’s music concert recorded in 1992 .

intro : G A D F#m Bm G A D

D G D G A
how many roads must a man walk down before they call him a man

D G D F#m Bm D G A
how many seas must a white dove sail before she sleeps in the sand

D G D G A
how many times must a cannon balls fly before they’re forever banned

chorus :

G A D F#m Bm
the answer my friend is blowin’ in the wind

G A D
the answer is blowin’ in the wind

D G D G A
how many years must a mountain exist before it’s washed to the sea

D G D F#m Bm D G A
how many years can some people exist before they’re allowed to be free

D G D G A
how many times can a man turn his head and pretend that he just doesn’t see

( chorus )

D G D G A
how many times must a man look up before he can see the sky

D G D F#m Bm D G A
how many ears must one man have before he can hear people cry

D G D G A
how many deaths will it take til he knows that too many people have died

( chorus ) ( 4x )