How many roads must a man walk down
F G G7
before you call him a man?
C F C
How many seas must a white dove sail
F G G7
before she sleeps in the sand?
C F C
How many times must the cannonballs fly
F G G7
before they are forever banned?
F G C Am
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind,
F G C
The answer is blowing in the wind.
C F C
How many years can a mountain exist
F G G7
before it is washed to the sea?
C F C
How many years can some people exist
F G G7
before the´re allowed to be free?
C F C
How many times can a man turn his head,
F G G7
pretending he just doesn´t see?
F G C Am
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind,
F G C
The answer is blowing in the wind.
C F C
How many times must a man look up
F G G7
before he can see the sky?
C F C
How many ears must one man have
F G G7
before he can hear people cry?
C F C
How many deaths will it take ´till he knows
F G G7
that too many people have died?
F G C Am
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind,
F G C
The answer is blowing in the wind.