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My father married a pure Cherokee
D# C7 Fm
My mother's people were ashamed of me
C# G# D# C7
The Indians said that I was white by law
Fm Fm7 C#
The white man always called me "Indian Squaw"
[Chorus]
Fm A#m
Half-breed, that's all I ever heard
Fm A#m
Half-breed, how I learned to hate the word
Fm A#m
Half-breed, she's no good they warned
C# Fm A#m7 Fm
Both sides were against me since the day I was born
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We never settled, went from town to town
D# C7 Fm
When you're not welcome you don't hang around
C# G# D# C7
The other children always laughed at me
Fm Fm7 C#
"Give her a feather, she's a Cherokee"
[Chorus]
Fm A#m
Half-breed, that's all I ever heard
Fm A#m
Half-breed, how I learned to hate the word
Fm A#m
Half-breed, she's no good they warned
C# Fm A#m7 Fm
Both sides were against me since the day I was born
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We weren't accepted and I felt ashamed
D# C7 Fm
Nineteen I left them, tell me who's to blame
C# G# D# C7
My life since then has been from man to man
Fm Fm7 C#
But I can't run away from what I am
[Chorus]
Fm A#m
Half-breed, that's all I ever heard
Fm A#m
Half-breed, how I learned to hate the word
Fm A#m
Half-breed, she's no good they warned
C# Fm A#m7 Fm
Both sides were against me since the day I was born