| 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) |