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. Overall, enjoy!