Bob Dylan – Blowin In The Wind (v7)★
Difficulty: intermediate Capo: None Tuning: E A D G B E (Standard)
Transpose
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Blowin' in the Wind – Bob Dylan
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Written by: Bob Dylan
From: "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" (1963)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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Dylan has performed this song live more than 1,500 times between 1962
and 2019 (https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/blowin-wind/), often in very
different arrangements. This is probably why people disagree so much
about keys, chords, and capo positions: Dylan keeps changing them
constantly, so it all depends on which version you’re listening to.
Official live releases include:
• The Concert for Bangla Desh (1971 – G)
• Before the Flood (1975 – C)
• Live at Budokan (1978 – D)
• Live 1975 (2002 – G, duet with Joan Baez)
• No Direction Home (2005, recorded 1963 – C)
Plus there are countless bootlegs — an audience tape from Oslo 2013,
for example, has a beautiful version in A major.
Studio recordings:
• The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan (1963 – D, capo 7th fret, played as G)
• The Witmark Demos (2010, recorded 1962 – Db)
• The Basement Tapes (2014, recorded 1967 – A)
This tab follows the Freewheelin’ version. There’s a basic strumming
pattern used throughout, with small variations, some of which are shown
in the tab, especially in verse three. Dylan even hits a wrong chord
(“G” on the word “free”) in verse two before quickly correcting to “D”,
barely noticeable, but charming, I think. The lyrics are included with
chord symbols so you can play and sing along. Once you’ve learned this
version, try making it your own - Dylan does the same.
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capo: 7th fret
play: G
key: D
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BASIC PATTERN
capo 7th fret
INTRO
G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----0-----0-0---|----------------|
G|----0-----0-0---|--------%-------|
D|----0-----0-0---|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|3-------3-------|----------------|
VERSE
G C G/B D/A D G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----2-----2-2---|----------------|
B|----0-----0-0---|----1-------0---|----3-----3-3---|----0-----0-0---|
G|----0-----0-0---|----0-------0---|----2-----2-2---|----0-----0-0---|
D|----0-----0-0---|----2-------0---|----0---0-0-0---|----0---0-0-0---|
A|----------------|3-------2-------|0---------------|----------------|
E|3-------3-------|----------------|----------------|3---------------|
G C G/B G/B G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----0-----0-0---|----1-------0---|----0-0-0-0-0---|----0-----0-0---|
G|----0-----0-0---|----0-------0---|----0-0-0-0-0---|----0-----0-0---|
D|----0-----0-0---|----2-------0---|----0-0-0-0-0---|----0-----0-0---|
A|----------------|3-------2-------|----------------|----------------|
E|3-------3-------|----------------|3---------------|3-------3-------|
G C G/B D/A D G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----0-----0-0---|----1-------0---|----3-----3-3---|----0-----0-0---|
G|----0-----0-0---|----0-------0---|----2-----2-2---|----0-----0-0---|
D|----0-----0-0---|----2-------0---|----0---0-0-0---|----0-----0-0---|
A|----------------|3-------2-------|0---------------|----------------|
E|3-------3-------|----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|
G C G/B D/A D D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----2-----2-2---|----2-----2-2---|
B|----0-----0-0---|----1-------0---|----3-----3-3---|----3-----3-3---|
G|----0-----0-0---|----0-------0---|----2-----2-2---|----2-----2-2---|
D|----0-----0-0---|----2-------0---|----0---0-0-0---|0---0-----0-0---|
A|----------------|3-------2-------|0---------------|----------------|
E|3-------3-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G C G/B D/A D G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----2-----2-2---|----3-----3-3---|
B|----0-----0-0---|----1-------0---|----3-----3-3---|----0-----0-0---|
G|----0-----0-0---|----0-------0---|----2-----2-2---|----0-----0-0---|
D|----0-----0-0---|----2-------0---|----0---0-0-0---|----0-----0-0---|
A|----------------|3-------2-------|0---------------|----------------|
E|3-------3-------|----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|
G C G/B G/B G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----3-------3---|----------3-3---|
B|----0-----0-0---|----1-------0---|----0-0-0-0-0---|----0-----0-0---|
G|----0-----0-0---|----0-------0---|----0-0-0-0-0---|----0-----0-0---|
D|----0-----0-0---|----2-------0---|----0-0-0-0-0---|----0-----0-0---|
A|----------------|3-------2-------|----------------|----------------|
E|3-------3-------|----------------|3---------------|3-------3-------|
CHORUS (part 1: vocals)
C C/B D/A D/F# G C C/G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----0-----0-0---|----2-----2-2-2-|----3-----3-3---|----0-----0-0---|
B|----1-----1-1---|----3-----3-3-3-|----0-----0-0---|----1-----1-1---|
G|----0-----0-0---|----2-----2-2-2-|----0-----0-0---|----0-----0-0---|
D|----2-----------|----------0-0-0-|----0-----0-0---|----2-----2-2---|
A|3-------2-------|0---------------|----------------|3---------------|
E|----------------|--------2-------|3---------------|--------3-------|
C C/B D/A D/F# G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----0-----0-0---|----2-----2-2-2-|----3-----3-3---|
B|----1-----1-1---|----3-----3-3-3-|----0-----0-0---|
G|----0-----0-0---|----2-----2-2-2-|----0-----0-0---|
D|----2-----------|----------0-0-0-|----0-----0-0---|
A|3-------2-------|0---------------|----------------|
E|----------------|--------2-------|3---------------|
(part 2: harmonica)
C C/B D D/F# G C C/G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----0-----0-0---|----2-----2-2-2-|----3-----3-3---|----0-----0-0---|
B|----1-----1-1---|----3-----3-3-3-|----0-----0-0---|----1-----1-1---|
G|----0-----0-0---|----2-----2-2-2-|----0-----0-0---|----0-----0-0---|
D|----2-----------|0---------0-0-0-|----0-----0-0---|----2-----2-2---|
A|3-------2-------|----------------|----------------|3---------------|
E|----------------|--------2-------|3---------------|--------3-------|
C C/B D D/F# G G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----0-----0-0---|----2-2---2-2-2-|----3-----3-3---|----3-----3-3---|
B|----1-----1-1---|----3-3---3-3-3-|----0-----0-0---|----0-----0-0---|
G|----0-----0-0---|----2-2---2-2-2-|----0-----0-0---|----0-----0-0---|
D|----2-----------|0-----0---0-0-0-|----0-----0-0---|----0-----0-0---|
A|3-------2-------|0---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|--------2-------|3---------------|3---------------|
CODA (= CHORUS 3, part 2: harmonica, last three bars)
C C/B D D/F# G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1
e|----0-----0-0---|----2-2---2-2-2-|3
B|----1-----1-1---|----3-3---3-3-3-|0
G|----0-----0-0---|----2-2---2-2-2-|0
D|----2-----------|0-----0---0-0-0-|0
A|3-------2-------|0---------------|-
E|----------------|--------2-------|3
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VARIATIONS
VERSE 1 (line 2 “Before you call him a man?”)
G C G/B G/B G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----0-----0-0---|----1-------0---|----0-0-0-0-0---|----0-----0-0---|
G|----0-----0-0---|----0-------0---|----0-0-0-0-0---|----0-----0-0---|
D|----0-----0-0---|----2-------0---|----0-0-0-0-0---|----0-----0-0---|
A|----------------|3-------2-------|0h2-------------|----------------|
E|3-------3-------|----------------|----------------|0h3-----3-------|
VERSE 2 (line 1 “How many years can a mountain exist” and
line 3 “How many years can some people exist”)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G C G/B D/A D D/F# G
e|----------------|----------------|----2-----2-2---|----3-----3-3---|
B|----0-----0-0---|----1-------0---|----3-----3-3---|----0-----0-0---|
G|----0-----0-0---|----0-------0---|----2-----2-2---|----0-----0-0---|
D|----0-----0-0---|----2-------0---|----0---0-0-----|----0-----0-0---|
A|----------------|3-------2-------|0---------------|----------------|
E|3-------3-------|----------------|------------2---|3-------3-------|
CHORUS 2 (part 2: harmonica, last 4 bars)
C C/B D D/F# G G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----0-----0-0---|----2-2---2-2-2-|----3---3-3-----|----3-----3-3---|
B|----1-----1-1---|----3-3---3-3-3-|----0---0-0-----|----0-----0-0---|
G|----0-----0-0---|----2-2---2-2-2-|----0---0-0-----|0---0-----0-0---|
D|----2-----------|0-----0---0-0-0-|----0---0-0-2---|----0-----0-0---|
A|3-------2-------|0---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|--------2-------|3---------------|--------3-------|
VERSE 3 (line 1 “How many times must a man look up“)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G C D D G
e|----------------|----------------|----2-----2-2---|----3-----3-3---|
B|----0-----0-0---|----1-------1---|----3-----3-3---|----0-----0-0---|
G|----0-----0-0---|----0-------0---|----2-----2-2---|----0-----0-0---|
D|----0-----0-0---|----2-------2---|0---0---0-0-----|----0-----0-0---|
A|----------------|3-------3-------|----------------|----------------|
E|3-------3-------|----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|
VERSE 3 (line 3 “How many ears must one man have”)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G C C/G D D/F# G
e|----------------|----------------|----2-----2-2---|----3-----3-3---|
B|----0-----0-0---|----1-------1---|----3-----3-3---|----0-----0-0---|
G|----0-----0-0---|----0-------0---|----2-----2-2---|----0-----0-0---|
D|----0-----0-0---|----2-------2---|0---0---0-0-----|----0-----0-0---|
A|----------------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3-------3-------|--------3-------|------------2---|3-------3-------|
VERSE 3 (line 4 “Before he can hear people cry”)
G G/D C G/B D/A D/F# D D/F#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----2-----2-2---|----2-----2-2---|
B|----0-----0-0---|----1-------0---|----3-----3-3---|----3-----3-3---|
G|----0-----0-0---|----0-------0---|----2-----2-2---|----2-----2-2---|
D|----0---0-0-0---|----2---0---0---|----0-----0-0---|----0-----0-0---|
A|----------------|3-------2-------|0---------------|0---------------|
E|3---------------|----------------|--------2-------|--------2-------|
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capo 7th fret
SPECIAL VOICINGS
E-A-D-G-B-e
G/B x-2-0-0-0-3
D/A x-0-0-2-3-2
C/B x-2(2)0-1-0
D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-2
C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0
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[Intro]
| G | % |
[Verse 1]
G C G/B D/A G
How many roads must a man walk down
G C G/B G
Before you call him a man?
G C G/B D/A G
How many seas must a white dove sail
G C G/B D/A
Before she sleeps in the sand?
G C G/B D/A G
Yes, ’n’ how many times must the cannonballs fly
G C G/B G
Before they’re forever banned?
C C/B D/A G C C/G
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
C C/B D/A D/F# | G |
The answer is blowin’ in the wind
[Interlude] harmonica
| C C/B | D/A D/F# | G | C C/G |
| C C/B | D/A D/F# | G | G |
[Verse 2]
G C G/B D/A G
Yes, ’n’ how many years can a mountain exist
G C G/B G
Before it is washed to the sea?
G C G/B D/A G
Yes, ’n’ how many years can some people exist
G C G/B D/A
Before they’re allowed to be free?
G C G/B D/A G
Yes, ’n’ how many times can a man turn his head
G C G/B G
An’pretend that he just doesn’t see?
C C/B D/A D/F# G C C/G
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
C C/B D/A D/F# | G |
The answer is blowin’ in the wind
[Interlude] harmonica
| C C/B | D/A D/F# | G | C C/G |
| C C/B | D/A D/F# | G | G |
[Verse 3]
G C D G
Yes, ’n’ how many ... times must a man look up
G C G/B G
Before he can see the sky?
G C C/G D D/F# G
Yes, ’n’ how many ears must one man have
G C G/B | D/A D/F# | D/A D/F# |
Before he can hear people cry?
G C G/B D/A G
Yes, ’n’ how many deaths will it take till he knows
G C G/B G
That too many people have died?
C C/B D/A D/F# G C C/G
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
C C/B D/A D/F# | G |
The answer is blowin’ in the wind
[Coda] harmonica
| C C/B | D/A | G | C C/G |
| C C/B | D/A | G
Blowin' in the Wind – Bob Dylan
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Written by: Bob Dylan
From: "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" (1963)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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Dylan has performed this song live more than 1,500 times between 1962
and 2019 (https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/blowin-wind/), often in very
different arrangements. This is probably why people disagree so much
about keys, chords, and capo positions: Dylan keeps changing them
constantly, so it all depends on which version you’re listening to.
Official live releases include:
• The Concert for Bangla Desh (1971 – G)
• Before the Flood (1975 – C)
• Live at Budokan (1978 – D)
• Live 1975 (2002 – G, duet with Joan Baez)
• No Direction Home (2005, recorded 1963 – C)
Plus there are countless bootlegs — an audience tape from Oslo 2013,
for example, has a beautiful version in A major.
Studio recordings:
• The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan (1963 – D, capo 7th fret, played as G)
• The Witmark Demos (2010, recorded 1962 – Db)
• The Basement Tapes (2014, recorded 1967 – A)
This tab follows the Freewheelin’ version. There’s a basic strumming
pattern used throughout, with small variations, some of which are shown
in the tab, especially in verse three. Dylan even hits a wrong chord
(“G” on the word “free”) in verse two before quickly correcting to “D”,
barely noticeable, but charming, I think. The lyrics are included with
chord symbols so you can play and sing along. Once you’ve learned this
version, try making it your own - Dylan does the same.
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capo: 7th fret
play: G
key: D
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BASIC PATTERN
capo 7th fret
INTRO
G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----0-----0-0---|----------------|
G|----0-----0-0---|--------%-------|
D|----0-----0-0---|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|3-------3-------|----------------|
VERSE
G C G/B D/A D G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----2-----2-2---|----------------|
B|----0-----0-0---|----1-------0---|----3-----3-3---|----0-----0-0---|
G|----0-----0-0---|----0-------0---|----2-----2-2---|----0-----0-0---|
D|----0-----0-0---|----2-------0---|----0---0-0-0---|----0---0-0-0---|
A|----------------|3-------2-------|0---------------|----------------|
E|3-------3-------|----------------|----------------|3---------------|
G C G/B G/B G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----0-----0-0---|----1-------0---|----0-0-0-0-0---|----0-----0-0---|
G|----0-----0-0---|----0-------0---|----0-0-0-0-0---|----0-----0-0---|
D|----0-----0-0---|----2-------0---|----0-0-0-0-0---|----0-----0-0---|
A|----------------|3-------2-------|----------------|----------------|
E|3-------3-------|----------------|3---------------|3-------3-------|
G C G/B D/A D G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----0-----0-0---|----1-------0---|----3-----3-3---|----0-----0-0---|
G|----0-----0-0---|----0-------0---|----2-----2-2---|----0-----0-0---|
D|----0-----0-0---|----2-------0---|----0---0-0-0---|----0-----0-0---|
A|----------------|3-------2-------|0---------------|----------------|
E|3-------3-------|----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|
G C G/B D/A D D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----2-----2-2---|----2-----2-2---|
B|----0-----0-0---|----1-------0---|----3-----3-3---|----3-----3-3---|
G|----0-----0-0---|----0-------0---|----2-----2-2---|----2-----2-2---|
D|----0-----0-0---|----2-------0---|----0---0-0-0---|0---0-----0-0---|
A|----------------|3-------2-------|0---------------|----------------|
E|3-------3-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G C G/B D/A D G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----2-----2-2---|----3-----3-3---|
B|----0-----0-0---|----1-------0---|----3-----3-3---|----0-----0-0---|
G|----0-----0-0---|----0-------0---|----2-----2-2---|----0-----0-0---|
D|----0-----0-0---|----2-------0---|----0---0-0-0---|----0-----0-0---|
A|----------------|3-------2-------|0---------------|----------------|
E|3-------3-------|----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|
G C G/B G/B G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----3-------3---|----------3-3---|
B|----0-----0-0---|----1-------0---|----0-0-0-0-0---|----0-----0-0---|
G|----0-----0-0---|----0-------0---|----0-0-0-0-0---|----0-----0-0---|
D|----0-----0-0---|----2-------0---|----0-0-0-0-0---|----0-----0-0---|
A|----------------|3-------2-------|----------------|----------------|
E|3-------3-------|----------------|3---------------|3-------3-------|
CHORUS (part 1: vocals)
C C/B D/A D/F# G C C/G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----0-----0-0---|----2-----2-2-2-|----3-----3-3---|----0-----0-0---|
B|----1-----1-1---|----3-----3-3-3-|----0-----0-0---|----1-----1-1---|
G|----0-----0-0---|----2-----2-2-2-|----0-----0-0---|----0-----0-0---|
D|----2-----------|----------0-0-0-|----0-----0-0---|----2-----2-2---|
A|3-------2-------|0---------------|----------------|3---------------|
E|----------------|--------2-------|3---------------|--------3-------|
C C/B D/A D/F# G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----0-----0-0---|----2-----2-2-2-|----3-----3-3---|
B|----1-----1-1---|----3-----3-3-3-|----0-----0-0---|
G|----0-----0-0---|----2-----2-2-2-|----0-----0-0---|
D|----2-----------|----------0-0-0-|----0-----0-0---|
A|3-------2-------|0---------------|----------------|
E|----------------|--------2-------|3---------------|
(part 2: harmonica)
C C/B D D/F# G C C/G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----0-----0-0---|----2-----2-2-2-|----3-----3-3---|----0-----0-0---|
B|----1-----1-1---|----3-----3-3-3-|----0-----0-0---|----1-----1-1---|
G|----0-----0-0---|----2-----2-2-2-|----0-----0-0---|----0-----0-0---|
D|----2-----------|0---------0-0-0-|----0-----0-0---|----2-----2-2---|
A|3-------2-------|----------------|----------------|3---------------|
E|----------------|--------2-------|3---------------|--------3-------|
C C/B D D/F# G G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----0-----0-0---|----2-2---2-2-2-|----3-----3-3---|----3-----3-3---|
B|----1-----1-1---|----3-3---3-3-3-|----0-----0-0---|----0-----0-0---|
G|----0-----0-0---|----2-2---2-2-2-|----0-----0-0---|----0-----0-0---|
D|----2-----------|0-----0---0-0-0-|----0-----0-0---|----0-----0-0---|
A|3-------2-------|0---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|--------2-------|3---------------|3---------------|
CODA (= CHORUS 3, part 2: harmonica, last three bars)
C C/B D D/F# G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1
e|----0-----0-0---|----2-2---2-2-2-|3
B|----1-----1-1---|----3-3---3-3-3-|0
G|----0-----0-0---|----2-2---2-2-2-|0
D|----2-----------|0-----0---0-0-0-|0
A|3-------2-------|0---------------|-
E|----------------|--------2-------|3
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VARIATIONS
VERSE 1 (line 2 “Before you call him a man?”)
G C G/B G/B G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----0-----0-0---|----1-------0---|----0-0-0-0-0---|----0-----0-0---|
G|----0-----0-0---|----0-------0---|----0-0-0-0-0---|----0-----0-0---|
D|----0-----0-0---|----2-------0---|----0-0-0-0-0---|----0-----0-0---|
A|----------------|3-------2-------|0h2-------------|----------------|
E|3-------3-------|----------------|----------------|0h3-----3-------|
VERSE 2 (line 1 “How many years can a mountain exist” and
line 3 “How many years can some people exist”)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G C G/B D/A D D/F# G
e|----------------|----------------|----2-----2-2---|----3-----3-3---|
B|----0-----0-0---|----1-------0---|----3-----3-3---|----0-----0-0---|
G|----0-----0-0---|----0-------0---|----2-----2-2---|----0-----0-0---|
D|----0-----0-0---|----2-------0---|----0---0-0-----|----0-----0-0---|
A|----------------|3-------2-------|0---------------|----------------|
E|3-------3-------|----------------|------------2---|3-------3-------|
CHORUS 2 (part 2: harmonica, last 4 bars)
C C/B D D/F# G G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----0-----0-0---|----2-2---2-2-2-|----3---3-3-----|----3-----3-3---|
B|----1-----1-1---|----3-3---3-3-3-|----0---0-0-----|----0-----0-0---|
G|----0-----0-0---|----2-2---2-2-2-|----0---0-0-----|0---0-----0-0---|
D|----2-----------|0-----0---0-0-0-|----0---0-0-2---|----0-----0-0---|
A|3-------2-------|0---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|--------2-------|3---------------|--------3-------|
VERSE 3 (line 1 “How many times must a man look up“)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G C D D G
e|----------------|----------------|----2-----2-2---|----3-----3-3---|
B|----0-----0-0---|----1-------1---|----3-----3-3---|----0-----0-0---|
G|----0-----0-0---|----0-------0---|----2-----2-2---|----0-----0-0---|
D|----0-----0-0---|----2-------2---|0---0---0-0-----|----0-----0-0---|
A|----------------|3-------3-------|----------------|----------------|
E|3-------3-------|----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|
VERSE 3 (line 3 “How many ears must one man have”)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G C C/G D D/F# G
e|----------------|----------------|----2-----2-2---|----3-----3-3---|
B|----0-----0-0---|----1-------1---|----3-----3-3---|----0-----0-0---|
G|----0-----0-0---|----0-------0---|----2-----2-2---|----0-----0-0---|
D|----0-----0-0---|----2-------2---|0---0---0-0-----|----0-----0-0---|
A|----------------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3-------3-------|--------3-------|------------2---|3-------3-------|
VERSE 3 (line 4 “Before he can hear people cry”)
G G/D C G/B D/A D/F# D D/F#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----2-----2-2---|----2-----2-2---|
B|----0-----0-0---|----1-------0---|----3-----3-3---|----3-----3-3---|
G|----0-----0-0---|----0-------0---|----2-----2-2---|----2-----2-2---|
D|----0---0-0-0---|----2---0---0---|----0-----0-0---|----0-----0-0---|
A|----------------|3-------2-------|0---------------|0---------------|
E|3---------------|----------------|--------2-------|--------2-------|
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capo 7th fret
SPECIAL VOICINGS
E-A-D-G-B-e
G/B x-2-0-0-0-3
D/A x-0-0-2-3-2
C/B x-2(2)0-1-0
D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-2
C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0
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[Intro]
| G | % |
[Verse 1]
G C G/B D/A G
How many roads must a man walk down
G C G/B G
Before you call him a man?
G C G/B D/A G
How many seas must a white dove sail
G C G/B D/A
Before she sleeps in the sand?
G C G/B D/A G
Yes, ’n’ how many times must the cannonballs fly
G C G/B G
Before they’re forever banned?
C C/B D/A G C C/G
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
C C/B D/A D/F# | G |
The answer is blowin’ in the wind
[Interlude] harmonica
| C C/B | D/A D/F# | G | C C/G |
| C C/B | D/A D/F# | G | G |
[Verse 2]
G C G/B D/A G
Yes, ’n’ how many years can a mountain exist
G C G/B G
Before it is washed to the sea?
G C G/B D/A G
Yes, ’n’ how many years can some people exist
G C G/B D/A
Before they’re allowed to be free?
G C G/B D/A G
Yes, ’n’ how many times can a man turn his head
G C G/B G
An’pretend that he just doesn’t see?
C C/B D/A D/F# G C C/G
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
C C/B D/A D/F# | G |
The answer is blowin’ in the wind
[Interlude] harmonica
| C C/B | D/A D/F# | G | C C/G |
| C C/B | D/A D/F# | G | G |
[Verse 3]
G C D G
Yes, ’n’ how many ... times must a man look up
G C G/B G
Before he can see the sky?
G C C/G D D/F# G
Yes, ’n’ how many ears must one man have
G C G/B | D/A D/F# | D/A D/F# |
Before he can hear people cry?
G C G/B D/A G
Yes, ’n’ how many deaths will it take till he knows
G C G/B G
That too many people have died?
C C/B D/A D/F# G C C/G
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
C C/B D/A D/F# | G |
The answer is blowin’ in the wind
[Coda] harmonica
| C C/B | D/A | G | C C/G |
| C C/B | D/A | G
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