Verse
D# A# F
My father married a pure Cherokee
F D7 Gm
My mother's people were ashamed of me
D# A# F D7
The Indians said that I was white by law
Gm Gm7 D#
The white man always called me "Indian Squaw"
[Chorus]
Gm Cm
Half-breed, that's all I ever heard
Gm Cm
Half-breed, how I learned to hate the word
Gm Cm
Half-breed, she's no good they warned
D# Gm Cm7 Gm
Both sides were against me since the day I was born
[Verse]
D# A# F
We never settled, went from town to town
F D7 Gm
When you're not welcome you don't hang around
D# A# F D7
The other children always laughed at me
Gm Gm7 D#
"Give her a feather, she's a Cherokee"
[Chorus]
Gm Cm
Half-breed, that's all I ever heard
Gm Cm
Half-breed, how I learned to hate the word
Gm Cm
Half-breed, she's no good they warned
D# Gm Cm7 Gm
Both sides were against me since the day I was born
[Verse]
D# A# F
We weren't accepted and I felt ashamed
F D7 Gm
Nineteen I left them, tell me who's to blame
D# A# F D7
My life since then has been from man to man
Gm Gm7 D#
But I can't run away from what I am
[Chorus]
Gm Cm
Half-breed, that's all I ever heard
Gm Cm
Half-breed, how I learned to hate the word
Gm Cm
Half-breed, she's no good they warned
D# Gm Cm7 Gm
Both sides were against me since the day I was born