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