Verse
A# F C
My father married a pure Cherokee
C A7 Dm
My mother's people were ashamed of me
A# F C A7
The Indians said that I was white by law
Dm Dm7 A#
The white man always called me "Indian Squaw"
[Chorus]
Dm Gm
Half-breed, that's all I ever heard
Dm Gm
Half-breed, how I learned to hate the word
Dm Gm
Half-breed, she's no good they warned
A# Dm Gm7 Dm
Both sides were against me since the day I was born
[Verse]
A# F C
We never settled, went from town to town
C A7 Dm
When you're not welcome you don't hang around
A# F C A7
The other children always laughed at me
Dm Dm7 A#
"Give her a feather, she's a Cherokee"
[Chorus]
Dm Gm
Half-breed, that's all I ever heard
Dm Gm
Half-breed, how I learned to hate the word
Dm Gm
Half-breed, she's no good they warned
A# Dm Gm7 Dm
Both sides were against me since the day I was born
[Verse]
A# F C
We weren't accepted and I felt ashamed
C A7 Dm
Nineteen I left them, tell me who's to blame
A# F C A7
My life since then has been from man to man
Dm Dm7 A#
But I can't run away from what I am
[Chorus]
Dm Gm
Half-breed, that's all I ever heard
Dm Gm
Half-breed, how I learned to hate the word
Dm Gm
Half-breed, she's no good they warned
A# Dm Gm7 Dm
Both sides were against me since the day I was born