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My father married a pure Cherokee
G# F7 A#m
My mother's people were ashamed of me
F# C# G# F7
The Indians said that I was white by law
A#m A#m7 F#
The white man always called me "Indian Squaw"
[Chorus]
A#m D#m
Half-breed, that's all I ever heard
A#m D#m
Half-breed, how I learned to hate the word
A#m D#m
Half-breed, she's no good they warned
F# A#m D#m7 A#m
Both sides were against me since the day I was born
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F# C# G#
We never settled, went from town to town
G# F7 A#m
When you're not welcome you don't hang around
F# C# G# F7
The other children always laughed at me
A#m A#m7 F#
"Give her a feather, she's a Cherokee"
[Chorus]
A#m D#m
Half-breed, that's all I ever heard
A#m D#m
Half-breed, how I learned to hate the word
A#m D#m
Half-breed, she's no good they warned
F# A#m D#m7 A#m
Both sides were against me since the day I was born
[Verse]
F# C# G#
We weren't accepted and I felt ashamed
G# F7 A#m
Nineteen I left them, tell me who's to blame
F# C# G# F7
My life since then has been from man to man
A#m A#m7 F#
But I can't run away from what I am
[Chorus]
A#m D#m
Half-breed, that's all I ever heard
A#m D#m
Half-breed, how I learned to hate the word
A#m D#m
Half-breed, she's no good they warned
F# A#m D#m7 A#m
Both sides were against me since the day I was born