Artist: Peter, Paul and Mary    Genre: Folk    Roman Numerals: I, IV, V, V7, Vsus4, vi    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: ICDb   
Capo 3rd fret
D
shape name only
(F,A,C)

- - F C F A
G
shape name only
(B♭,D,F)

B♭ D F B♭ D B♭
A
shape name only
(C,E,G)

- C G C E G
A7
shape name only
(C,E,G,B♭)

- C G B♭ E G
Asus4
shape name only
(C,F,G)

- C G C F G
Bm
shape name only
(D,F,A)

G D G C E A


Intro
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
[BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]

Verse 1
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
How many
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
roads must a
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
man walk
[BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
down be-
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
fore you
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
call him a
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
man?
[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
How many
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
seas must a
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
white dove
[BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
sail be-
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
fore she
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
sleeps in the
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
sand?
[Asus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
How many
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
times must the
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
cannon balls
[BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
fly be-
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
fore they're
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
forever
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
banned?
[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]

Chorus
The [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
answer my
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
friend is
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
blowin' in the
[BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
wind
The [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
answer is
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
blowin' in the
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
wind

Verse 2
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
How many
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
years must a
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
mountain
[BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
exist be-
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
fore it is
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
washed to the
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
sea?
[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
How many
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
years can some
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
people
[BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
exist be-
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
fore they're
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
allowed to be
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
free?
[Asus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
How many
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
times can a
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
man turn his
[BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
head pre-
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
tending that he
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
just didn't
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
see?
[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
REPEAT CHORUS

Verse 3
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
How many
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
times must a
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
man look
[BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
up be-
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
fore he can
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
see the
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
sky?
[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
How many
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
ears must
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
one man
[BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
have be-
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
fore he can
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
hear people
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
cry?
[Asus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
How many
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
deaths will it
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
take till he
[BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
knows that
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
too many
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
people have
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
died?
[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
REPEAT CHORUS

Outro
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
[BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
The [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
answer is
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
blowin' in the
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
wind.

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