Verse
G D A
My father married a pure Cherokee
A F#7 Bm
My mother's people were ashamed of me
G D A F#7
The Indians said that I was white by law
Bm Bm7 G
The white man always called me "Indian Squaw"
[Chorus]
Bm Em
Half-breed, that's all I ever heard
Bm Em
Half-breed, how I learned to hate the word
Bm Em
Half-breed, she's no good they warned
G Bm Em7 Bm
Both sides were against me since the day I was born
[Verse]
G D A
We never settled, went from town to town
A F#7 Bm
When you're not welcome you don't hang around
G D A F#7
The other children always laughed at me
Bm Bm7 G
"Give her a feather, she's a Cherokee"
[Chorus]
Bm Em
Half-breed, that's all I ever heard
Bm Em
Half-breed, how I learned to hate the word
Bm Em
Half-breed, she's no good they warned
G Bm Em7 Bm
Both sides were against me since the day I was born
[Verse]
G D A
We weren't accepted and I felt ashamed
A F#7 Bm
Nineteen I left them, tell me who's to blame
G D A F#7
My life since then has been from man to man
Bm Bm7 G
But I can't run away from what I am
[Chorus]
Bm Em
Half-breed, that's all I ever heard
Bm Em
Half-breed, how I learned to hate the word
Bm Em
Half-breed, she's no good they warned
G Bm Em7 Bm
Both sides were against me since the day I was born