Verse
E B F#
My father married a pure Cherokee
F# D#7 G#m
My mother's people were ashamed of me
E B F# D#7
The Indians said that I was white by law
G#m G#m7 E
The white man always called me "Indian Squaw"
[Chorus]
G#m C#m
Half-breed, that's all I ever heard
G#m C#m
Half-breed, how I learned to hate the word
G#m C#m
Half-breed, she's no good they warned
E G#m C#m7 G#m
Both sides were against me since the day I was born
[Verse]
E B F#
We never settled, went from town to town
F# D#7 G#m
When you're not welcome you don't hang around
E B F# D#7
The other children always laughed at me
G#m G#m7 E
"Give her a feather, she's a Cherokee"
[Chorus]
G#m C#m
Half-breed, that's all I ever heard
G#m C#m
Half-breed, how I learned to hate the word
G#m C#m
Half-breed, she's no good they warned
E G#m C#m7 G#m
Both sides were against me since the day I was born
[Verse]
E B F#
We weren't accepted and I felt ashamed
F# D#7 G#m
Nineteen I left them, tell me who's to blame
E B F# D#7
My life since then has been from man to man
G#m G#m7 E
But I can't run away from what I am
[Chorus]
G#m C#m
Half-breed, that's all I ever heard
G#m C#m
Half-breed, how I learned to hate the word
G#m C#m
Half-breed, she's no good they warned
E G#m C#m7 G#m
Both sides were against me since the day I was born