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