[Intro]
   Am    D     G     Em    Am    D     G
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B|---1---0-----0---3---0-----1---0-----0---3-0---3-|
G|---------2-----0---0-------------2-----0-----0---|
D|-----2-0---------------------2-0-----------------|
A|-0---------------------2-0-----------------2-----|
E|-------------3-----0-----------------3-----------|

[Intro]
Am  D  G  Em  Am  D  G   G

[Verse 1]
G        C             G          G/B
How many ro-ads must a man wa-alk down,
  G           C           D      D7
Befo-ore they cal-l him a ma-a-a-a-an?
G        C            G            Em
How many se-as must a white do-ove saile,
  G          C             D      D7
Befo-ore she sleeps in the sa-a-a-a-and?
G        C             G             G/B
How many ti-mes must a ca-annon ball fly
  G                   C      D      D
Befo-ore they're fore-e-ever ban-an-an-ned?

[Chorus]
    Am/C      D         G              Em
The answer my friend is blowing in the wind;
    Am/C      D              G     G
The answer is blowing in the wind.

[Verse 2]
G        C             G          G/B
How many ye-ars must a moun-tain exist
  G            C              D      D7
Befo-ore it is wa-shed to the se-e-e-e-e-a?
G        C               G        Em
How many ye-ars can some peo-ple exist
  G                C           D     D7
Befo-ore they're allowed to be fre-e-e-e-e?
G        C            G            G/B
How many ti-mes can a man turn his head
       G            C            D      D
And pretend that he just doesn't se-e-e-e-e-e?

[Chorus]
    Am/C      D         G              Em
The answer my friend is blowing in the wind;
    Am/C      D              G     G
The answer is blowing in the wind.

[Verse 3]
G        C             G          G/B
How many ti-mes must a ma-n lo-ok up
  G            C          D       D
Befo-ore he can se-es the sky-y-y-y-y-y?
G        C          G        Em
How many e-ars must o-ne man have
  G             C           D      D
Befo-ore he can hear people cry-y?
G        C               G           G/B
How many de-aths will it take till I Know
     G         C            D      D
That to-o many peo-ple have di-i-i-i-i-ied?

[Chorus]
    Am/C      D         G              Em
The answer my friend is blowing in the wind;
    Am/C      D              G     G  Am  D  G
The answer is blowing in the wind.