6 6 6 -6 -6 -6 6 5 -4 4 How ma-ny roads must a man walk down 5 6 6 6 -6 6 -5 6 Be-fore you can call him a man? 5 -5 6 6 6 -6 Yes, 'n' how ma-ny seas -6 -6 6 5 -4 4 must a white dove sail 5 6 6 -5 -5 5 -4 Be-fore she sleeps in the sand? 5 -5 6 6 6 -6 Yes 'n' how ma-ny times -6 -6 6 5 -4 4 must the can-non balls fly 5 6 6 6 -6 6 -5 6 Be-fore they're for-ev-er banned? 5 -5 -5 5 -4 The an-swer, my friend, -4 5 5 5 -4 4 is blow-in' in the wind, 5 -5 -5 5 -4 -4 4 -3 4 The an-swer is blow-in in the wind. How many times must a man look up Before he can see the sky? Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have Before he can hear people cry? Yes 'n how may 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. How many years can a mountain exist Before it's washed in the sea? Yes, 'n' how many years can some people exist Before they're allowed to be free? Yes 'n' how many times can a man turn his head, Pretending he just doesn't see? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind, The answer is blowin' in the wind.