Bob Dylan was heavily influenced by American songwriter, Woody Guthrie. He is most famous for his dust bowl ballads. This style of music is the earlies form of folk music. Woody Guthrie also wrote the song, "this land is your land.
Woody Guthrie always starts his dust bowl ballads with a date and place... LOL
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Before theyre forever banned?
[Chorus]
C D G Em
The answer, my friend, is blowin in the wind,
C D G
The answer is blowin in the wind.
[Chorus]
C D G m
C D G
The answer is blowin in the wind.
[Verse]
G C G
How many times must a man look up
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Before he can see the sky?
G C G
Yes, n how many ears must one man have
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Before he can hear people cry?
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Yes, n how many deaths will it take till he knows
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That too many people have died?
[Chorus]
C D G Em
The answer, my friend, is blowin in the wind,
C D G
The answer is blowin in the wind.
[Verse]
How many years can a mountain exist
Before its washed to the sea?
Yes, n how many years can some people exist
Before theyre allowed to be free?
Yes, n how many times can a man turn his head,
Pretending he just doesnt see?
[Chorus]
C D G Em
The answer, my friend, is blowin in the wind,
C D G
The answer is blowin in the wind.
Credits:
Created with images by badosa - "Bob Dylan 001" • ishane - "Stars & Stripes" • nico7martin - "Bob Dylan"