Bob Dylan – Blowin In The Wind (v1)★
Difficulty: absolute beginner Capo: 7th fret Tuning: E A D G B E (Standard)
Transpose
G
21xxx3
2
3
4
5
6
7
C
x32x1x
1
2
3
4
5
6
D
xxx132
2
3
4
5
6
7
Capo 7 for this version in D - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMFj8uDubsE
Or transpose -5 semitones.
[Verse]
G C D G
How many roads must a man walk down,
C G
before you call him a man
G C D G
How many seas must a white dove sail,
C D
before she sleeps in the sand
G C D G
Yes, and how many times must the cannonballs fly,
C G
before they're forever banned
[Chorus]
C D G C
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
D G
The answer is blowin' in the wind
[Harmonica Refrain]
| C D | G C | C D | G |
[Verse]
G C D G
Yes, and how many years can a mountain exist,
C G
before it is washed to the sea
G C D G
Yes, and how many years can some people exist,
C D
before they're allowed to be free
G C D G
Yes, and how many times can a man turn his head,
C G
and pretend that he just doesn't see
[Chorus]
C D G C
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
D G
The answer is blowin' in the wind
[Harmonica Refrain]
| C D | G C | C D | G |
[Verse]
G C D G
Yes, and how many times must a man look up,
C G
before he can see the sky
G C D G
Yes, and how many ears must one man have,
C D
before he can hear people cry
G C D G
Yes, and how many deaths will it take till he knows,
C G
that too many people have died
[Chorus]
C D G C
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
D G
The answer is blowin' in the wind
[Harmonica Outro]
| C D | G C | C D | G |
Or transpose -5 semitones.
[Verse]
G C D G
How many roads must a man walk down,
C G
before you call him a man
G C D G
How many seas must a white dove sail,
C D
before she sleeps in the sand
G C D G
Yes, and how many times must the cannonballs fly,
C G
before they're forever banned
[Chorus]
C D G C
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
D G
The answer is blowin' in the wind
[Harmonica Refrain]
| C D | G C | C D | G |
[Verse]
G C D G
Yes, and how many years can a mountain exist,
C G
before it is washed to the sea
G C D G
Yes, and how many years can some people exist,
C D
before they're allowed to be free
G C D G
Yes, and how many times can a man turn his head,
C G
and pretend that he just doesn't see
[Chorus]
C D G C
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
D G
The answer is blowin' in the wind
[Harmonica Refrain]
| C D | G C | C D | G |
[Verse]
G C D G
Yes, and how many times must a man look up,
C G
before he can see the sky
G C D G
Yes, and how many ears must one man have,
C D
before he can hear people cry
G C D G
Yes, and how many deaths will it take till he knows,
C G
that too many people have died
[Chorus]
C D G C
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
D G
The answer is blowin' in the wind
[Harmonica Outro]
| C D | G C | C D | G |
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