Blowin' in the Wind
Bob Dylan

Peter, Paul & Mary
In The Wind
1963

My group picked this song up as our first song, and I do it fingerpicking
so I decided to put it up here for you guys.  I invented this picking pattern
in the first place, but it suits the song so I hope you like it.  Have fun,
do the harmonies, and remember the capo.

Capo 5th

I decided to add my suggested picking pattern here.  This is what I do during
the song; it is really fast but it sounds good.  You can use any pattern you feel
comfortable with.  The letters below the tab tell you what fingers to pick with:
T=thumb, I=index, M=middle, and R=ring.

This pattern keeps repeating under the verse.


   How many        roads must a      man walk        down
   C               F                 C
   +       +       +       +         +       +       +       +
e:---------0---------------1-------|---------0---------------0-------|
B:---1-------1---1---1-------1---1-|---1-------1---1---1-------1---1-|
G:-----0-------0-------2-------2---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
D:-------2---------------3---------|-------2---------------2---------|
A:-3-------------------------------|-3---------------3---------------|
E:-----------------1---------------|---------------------------------|
   T M I T R M I M T M I T R M I M   (keeps repeating...)


 Before they       call him a        man
                   F                 G
   +               +       +         +       +       +       +
e:---------0---------------1-------|---------3---------------3-------|
B:---1-------1---1---1-------1---1-|---0-------0---0---0-------0---0-|
G:-----0-------0-------2-------2---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
D:-------2---------------3---------|-------0---------------0---------|
A:-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E:-----------------1---------------|-3---------------3---------------|

This part is the chorus:

The answer my      friend         is blowin' in the  wind          The
   F               G                 C           C/B Am
   +       +       +       +         +       +       +
e:---------1---------------3-------|---------0---------------0-------|
B:---1-------1---1---0-------0---0-|---1-------1-------1-------1---1-|
G:-----2-------2-------0-------0---|-----0---------------2-------2---|
D:-------3---------------0---------|-------2---------------2---------|
A:---------------------------------|-3-----------2---0---------------|
E:-1---------------3---------------|---------------------------------|
   T M I T R M I M T M I T R M I M   (keeps repeating...)


   answer is       blowin' in the    wind
   F               G                 C
   +       +       +       +         +       +       +       +
e:---------1---------------3-------|---------0---------------0-------|
B:---1-------1---1---0-------0---0-|---1-------1---1---1-------1---1-|
G:-----2-------2-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
D:-------3---------------0---------|-------2---------------2---------|
A:---------------------------------|-3---------------3---------------|
E:-1---------------3---------------|---------------------------------|

Here are the lyrics so you can put it all together.

C	 F	      C				F	   G
How many roads must a man walk down before they call him a man?
C	 F	     C				F	      G
How many seas must a white dove sail before she sleeps in the sand?
C	 F		C				   F	G
How many times must the cannon balls fly before they're forever banned?


CHORUS
    F	       G	  C	     C/B  Am
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the  wind
    F	      G		     C
The answer is blowin' in the wind.


How many years must a mountain exist before it is washed to the sea?
How many years can some people exist before they're allowed to be free?
How many times can a man turn his head and pretend that he just doesn't see?


CHORUS
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind.


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


CHORUS
    F	       G	  C	     C/B  Am
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the  wind
    F	      G		     C
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
    F	      G		     C
The answer is blowin' in the wind.