Written by Bob Dylan. This is former 'king' Elvis Presley's version.


Intro: D 
 
 
D         G            A         D              G          D 
How many roads must a man walk down before you call him a man?  
          G           A          D                G            A      
How many seas must a white dove sail before she sleeps in the sand?    
         D        G              A            D                  G       D 
Yes and how many times must the cannon balls fly before they're forever banned? 
 
 
    G          A        D              Bm 
The answer my friend is blowing in the wind  
    G           A             D 
The answer is blowing in the wind 
 
 
G A D Bm G A D 
 
 
D         G            A        D                  G            D 
How many years can a mountain exist before it is washed to the sea? 
                  G              A       D                     G            A     
Yes and how many years can some people exist before they're allowed to be free?  
         D        G           A            D                       G           D 
Yes and how many times can a man turn his head pretending that he just didn't see? 
 
    G          A        D              Bm 
The answer my friend is blowing in the wind  
    G           A             D 
The answer is blowing in the wind 
 
 
G A D Bm G A D 
 
 
        D         G            A        D                 G       D 
Yes and how many times must a man look  up before he can see the sky? 
                  G         A       D                  G           A        
Yes and how many ears must one man have before he can hear people cry?  
        D         G              A             D                  G            D 
Yes and how many deaths will it take till he knows that too many people have died? 
 
    G          A        D              Bm 
The answer my friend is blowing in the wind  
    G           A             D 
The answer is blowing in the wind 
 
 
G A D Bm G A D 
 
As far as I know I think Presley played the same version as Dylan. Appologies If
I'm wrong. Report if it is. Overall, enjoy!