Mi              La                   Mi(2)
How many road must a man walk down
    Mi           La           Mi(2)
Before you call him a man
Mi            La                    Mi(2)
How many seas must a white dove sail
    Mi           La                 Si(2)
Before she sleeps in the sand
Mi              La                  Mi(2)
How many times must the cannon balls fly
   Mi                 La            Si(2)
Before they are forever banned

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        La             Si       Mi                Do#m
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
        La          Si7                 Mi(2)
The answer is blowin' in the wind


How many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea
How many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free
How many times can a man turn his head
Pretending that he just doesn't see

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How many times must a man look up
Before he really sees the sky
How many ears must one person have
Before he can hear people cry
How many deaths will it take till he knows
that too many people have died

 Refrain