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Blowin' In The Wind

Eddy Arnold

Written by Bob Dylan

Key of C · Chords: I IV V vi

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Verse 1

C              F               C
How many roads must a man walk down
           F          G7
Before you call him a man
C                          F            C
Yes and how many seas must a white dove sail
           F             G7
Before she sleeps in the sand

Verse 2

C              F                    C
How many times must the cannonballs fly
               F       G7
Before they're forever banned
    F         G7        C              Am
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
    F         G7             C
The answer is blowin' in the wind

Verse 3

               F               C
How many times must a man look up
              F       G7
Before he can see the sky
C                     F            C
Yes and how many ears must one man have
              F           G7
Before he can hear people cry

Verse 4

C               F                    C
How many deaths will it take till he knows
              F           G7
That too many people have died
    F         G7        C              Am
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
    F         G7             C
The answer is blowin' in the wind

Verse 5

               F              C
How many years can a mountain exist
            F             G7
Before it's washed to the sea
        C                  F           C
Yes and how many years can some people exist
               F             G7
Before they're allowed to be free

Verse 6

C              F                  C
How many times can a man turn his head
              F            G7
Pretending he just doesn't see
    F         G7        C              Am
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
    F         G7             C
The answer is blowin' in the wind