
Blowin In The Wind
Bruce Springsteen
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Tom : D
D G A D
How many roads must a man walk down
D G D
before you can call him a man?
D G A D
Yes, 'n' how many seas must the white dove sail
D G A
before she sleeps in the sand?
D G A D
Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls fly
D G D
before they´re forever banned?
[Chorus]
G A D Bm
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind.
G A D
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
[Verse 2]
D G A D
How many times must a man look up
D G D
before he can see the sky?
D G A D
Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have
D G A
before he can hear people cry?
D G A D
Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take 'till he knows
D G D
that too many people have died?
[Chorus]
G A D Bm
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind.
G A D
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
[Verse 3]
D G A D
How many years can a mountain exist
D G D
before it is washed to the sea?
D G A D
Yes, 'n' how many years can some people exist
D G A
before they´re allowed to be free?
D G A D
Yes, 'n' how many times can a man turn his head
D G D
pretending he just doesn´t see?
[Chorus]
G A D Bm
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind.
G A D
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
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