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Blowin' in the wind – Bob Dylan (live version)
CAPO 2nd fret, key of D;
Note for playing:
- one letter stands for one bar; 4/4 time
- the song is played by using basically chord strumming and bass walk
when going from F to G
[Intro]
C F C C
[Verse 1]
C F C C C F C C
How many roads must a man walk down before you call him a man?
C F C C C F G G
How many seas must a white dove sail before she can sleep in the sand?
C F C G C F G
How many times must the cannon balls fly before they are forever banned?
F G C Am
The answer my friend, is blowin' in the wind.
F G C C
the answer is blowin' in the wind.
[Break]
C F C C
(with harp solo using a D diatonic blues harp)
[Verse 2]
C F C C C F C C
How many years can a mountain exist before it's washed to the sea?
C F C C C F G G
How many years can some people exist before they're allowed to be free?
C F C C C F
How many times can a man turn his head and pretend that he just doesn't
G
see?
F G C Am
The answer my friend, is blowin' in the wind.
F G C C
the answer is blowin' in the wind.
[Break]
C F C C
[Verse 3]
C F C C C F C C
How many times must a man look up before he can see the sky?
C F C C C F G G
How many ears must one man have before he can hear people cry?
C F C C C F G
How many deaths will it take till he knows that too many people have died?
F G C Am
The answer my friend, is blowin' in the wind.
F G Am
the answer is blowin' in the wind.
F G C Am
The answer my friend, is blowin' in the wind.
F G C
the answer is blowin' in the wind.
[Outro]
C F C C