Verse
C G D
My father married a pure Cherokee
D B7 Em
My mother's people were ashamed of me
C G D B7
The Indians said that I was white by law
Em Em7 C
The white man always called me "Indian Squaw"
[Chorus]
Em Am
Half-breed, that's all I ever heard
Em Am
Half-breed, how I learned to hate the word
Em Am
Half-breed, she's no good they warned
C Em Am7 Em
Both sides were against me since the day I was born
[Verse]
C G D
We never settled, went from town to town
D B7 Em
When you're not welcome you don't hang around
C G D B7
The other children always laughed at me
Em Em7 C
"Give her a feather, she's a Cherokee"
[Chorus]
Em Am
Half-breed, that's all I ever heard
Em Am
Half-breed, how I learned to hate the word
Em Am
Half-breed, she's no good they warned
C Em Am7 Em
Both sides were against me since the day I was born
[Verse]
C G D
We weren't accepted and I felt ashamed
D B7 Em
Nineteen I left them, tell me who's to blame
C G D B7
My life since then has been from man to man
Em Em7 C
But I can't run away from what I am
[Chorus]
Em Am
Half-breed, that's all I ever heard
Em Am
Half-breed, how I learned to hate the word
Em Am
Half-breed, she's no good they warned
C Em Am7 Em
Both sides were against me since the day I was born