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Blowin' in the Wind

Bob Dylan
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
How  many roads  must a man  walk down  before  you call  him a man?
How  many seas  must a white  dove sail  before  she can sleep  in the sand?
How  many times  must the cannon  balls fly  before  they are forever  banned?
 The answer  my friend,  is blowin'  in the wind.
 the answer  is blowin'  in the wind.
 C F C C (with harp solo using a D diatonic blues harp)
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  and pretend  that he just  doesn't
see?
 The answer  my friend,  is blowin'  in the wind.
 the answer  is blowin'  in the wind.
How  many times  must a man  look up  before  he can see  the sky?
How  many ears  must one  man have  before  he can hear  people cry?
How  many deaths  will it take  till he knows  that too  many people  have died?
 The answer  my friend,  is blowin'  in the wind.
 the answer  is blowin'  in the wind.

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Readable chord sheet for Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan

[C]  [F]  [C]  [C]

[C]How many [F]roads must a [C]man walk [C]down be[C]fore you [F]call him a [C]man? [C]
[C]How many [F]seas must a [C]white dove [C]sail be[C]fore she can [F]sleep in the [G]sand?[G]
[C]How many [F]times must the [C]cannon balls [C]fly be[C]fore they are f[F]orever b[C]anned?[C]
The [F]answer my [G]friend, is [Am]blowin' in the [F]wind.
the [F]answer is [G]blowin' in the [C]wind.[C]

C  F  C  C (with harp solo using a D diatonic blues harp)

[C]How many [F]years can a [C]mountain e[C]xist be[C]fore it's [F]washed to the [C]sea? [C]
[C]How many [F]years can some [C]people ex[C]ist be[C]fore they're al[F]lowed to be [G]free?[G]
[C]How many [F]times can a [C]man turn his [C]head and [C]pretend that he [F]just doesn't
[C]see?[C]
The [F]answer my [G]friend, is [Am]blowin' in the [F]wind.
the [F]answer is [G]blowin' in the [C]wind.[C]

[C]  [F]  [C]  [C]

[C]How many [F]times must a [C]man look [C]up be[C]fore he can [F]see the [C]sky? [C]
[C]How many [F]ears must [C]one man [C]have be[C]fore he can [F]hear people [G]cry? [G]
[C]How many [F]deaths will it [C]take till he [C]knows that [C]too many [F]people have [C]died?[C]
The [F]answer my [G]friend, is [Am]blowin' in the [F]wind.
the [F]answer is [G]blowin' in the [C]wind.[C]

[C]  [F]  [C]  [C]

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