| D | G | D | G | |
| How many | roads must a | man walk | down |
| D | G | A | A7 | |
| Before ya | call him a | man |
| D | G | D | |
| How many | seas must the | White Dove sail |
| D | G | D | |
| Before she | sleeps in the | sands |
| Chorus: |
| G | A | |
| The | answer my | friend |
| D | Bm | |
| Is blowin in the | wind |
| G | A | D | |
| The answer is | blowin in the | wind |
| 2. How many years can a mountain exist |
| Before it is washed to the sea |
| How many years can some people exist |
| Before their allowed to be free yesin |
| How many times can a man turn his head |
| And pretend that he just doesnt see |
| Chorus |
| 3. How many times must a man look up |
| Before he can see the sky |
| How many ears can one man have |
| Before he can hear people cry |
| How many deaths will it take till he knows |
| TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE DIED |
| Chorus |
| The answer is blowin' in the wind |
It should be G,C,D
Try playing. A D E to me it sounds better
The chords at the end of the first verse should go "Is Blowin' in the wind" G, F#/G, Em
Great song for bar chord and key change practice. Bar position for chords shown above...
G: 3 5 5 4 3 3
C: 3 3 5 5 5 3
D: 5 5 7 7 7 5
Now you can easily change keys by sliding it up and down the neck.
Tip: Play C and D with two fingers; index @ bar position & ring finger! It may sound funny at first but keep at it and you'll find the 'sweet spot'. My hands and fingers are 'average', you don't need Hendrix claws to do it!
Try C F C AM... C F G7 Chorus F G7 C E7 AM ... F G7 C Right Bob?
This is pretty good but sounds even better with capo on 7th fret
The first verse should be
G, C, G, C;
G, C, D.
Then repeat for all versus.
Chorus is, (beginning with "The answer my friend is . . . ");
C, D, G, Em;
C, D, G.
Very, very simple as folk is intened to be and Dylan followed.
g,c,g,em
g,c,d
c,d,g,em
c,d,g
this is the right way