BLOWING IN THE WIND

Bob Dylan

(Any copyright which may be vested in the original author of the song used in this lesson is acknowledged. Portions of the song are used here solely for educational purposes. Copyright in the material used in this lesson vests in the author of the material.)

G/  /    C/    /      G/  /    / /    /    /   C/   /     G/  / D7/ /
How many roads must a man walk down before you call him a man
G/  /    C/   /      G/    /    / /    /    /   C/     /      D/ / D7/ /
How many seas must a white dove sail before she sleeps in the sand
G/  /    C/    /        G/  /       / /   /    /       C/ /    D/  / D7/ /
How many times must the cannonballs fly before they're forever banned.
CHORUS:
         C/ /      D/   /    G/      /      Em/   /
     The answer my friend is blowing in the wind
         C/ /      D/      /      G/   /  /  /
     The answer is blowing in the wind

/   /    C/    /     G/  /    /    /  /    /     C/     /      G/  / D7/ /
How many years can a mountain exist before it is washed to the sea
G/  /    C/    /        G/  /  /    /  /    /         C/    /     D/ / D7/ /
How many years can some people exist before they're allowed to be free
G/  /    C/    /     G/  /        /   /   /   /      C/   /       D/ / D7/ /
How many times can a man turn his head pretending he just doesn't see

CHORUS

G/  /    C/    /      G/  /    / /  /    /      C/  /   G/ / D7/ /
How many times must a man look up before he can see the sky
G/  /    C/   /    G/  /   /   /  /    /      C/   /      D/ / D7/ /
How many ears must one man have before he can hear people cry
G/  /    C/     /       G/   /       /    /     /   /    C/  /       D/  / D7/ /
How many deaths will it take till he knows that too many people have died

CHORUS

Instructions

The chords and strum you require for this song are shown above. Click on each of them to hear how they should sound.

Click here to hear the song itself (recorded with capo on second fret).

You have five chords in this song. If you are using the correct G chord fingering (as shown above) the change from G to C is a lot easier than if you are using the more simple G fingering.

Practice the alternating bass pick strum using A, D and E chords until you have reasonable thumb control.
Then practice the strum using the chords in the sequence of the song
Finally play and sing the song.

Again, if you are battling with the pick strum, you can play and sing the song using the basic 4/4 strum but please continue working on the pick strum.