| G | C | G | |
| I o | nce had a darling, was kind, true | and sweet. |
| G | D | |
| Life was so bright and gay, everything to please. |
| G | C | G | |
| I f | ell for another, who led my | life astray. |
| G | D | G | |
| And now I live | in sorrow, ?till my d | ying day |
| Chorus: |
| G | C | G | |
| Down a Highw | ay of Sorrow, I?m traveling alon | g. |
| G | D | |
| I?ve lo | st all my true friends, I?ve lost a happy home. |
| G | C | G | |
| I?m hea | ded for destruction, I?m on the wron | g track. |
| G | D | G | |
| Down a Highwa | y of Sorrow, there?s no turning back. |
| I went back to my darling, and I got down on my knees. |
| I begged here with tears and eyes, to give my poor heart ease. |
| But she was hurt so deeply, she could not forgive. |
| Now I live in sorrow, as long as I live |
| (Chorus) |