D                   G               D
In times like these when night surrounds me
         A                     D
And I am weary and my heart is worn
                       G                  D
When the songs they're singing don't mean nothing
             A                  D
Just cheap refrains play on and on

[Verse 2]
D                 G             D
The storm is here the lightning flashes
            A                      D
Between commercials they're taking names
                G            D
The singers run to where the cash is
             A                 D
Just another link in slavery's chain

[Chorus]
D         A                  D
I see the storm clouds rise above me
           A                      D
The sky is dark and the night has come
             G          D
I walk alone along this highway
                A             D
Where strangers gather one by one

[Verse 3]
D                   G            D
When leaders profit from deep divisions
                  A                D
When the tears of friends remain unsung
                    G              D
In times like these it's good to remember
                 A              D
These times will go in times to come

[Chorus]
D         A                  D
I see the storm clouds rise above me
           A                      D
The sky is dark and the night has come
             G          D
I walk alone along this highway
                   A               D
Where friends have gathered one by one

[Outro]
D          A                  D
I know the storm will soon be over
            A                   D
The howling winds will cease to be
                    G          D
I walk with friends from every nation
             A                     D
On freedom's highway in times like these