Key: A minor
Intro 1
Em
Verse 1
C
G
My father married a
D
pure Cherokee
B
Em
My mother's people were ashamed of me
C
G
D
B
The Indians said I was white by law
Em
The White Man always called
C
me "Indian Squaw"
Verse 2
Em
Am
Half- breed, that's all I ever heard
Em
Half- breed,
Am
how I learned to hate the word
Em
Am
Half- breed, she's no good they warned
C
Em
Both sides were against
Am
me since the day I was born
Em
Verse 3
C
G
We never settled,
D
went from town to town
B
When you're not welcome
Em
you don't hang around
C
G
D
B
The other children always laughed at me
Em
"Give her a feather,
she's a Cherokee"
C
Verse 4
Em
Am
Half- breed, that's all I ever heard
Em
Half- breed,
Am
how I learned to hate the word
Em
Am
Half- breed, she's no good they warned
C
Em
Both sides were against
Am
Em
me since the day I was born
Verse 5
Em
C
G
We weren't accepted
D
and I felt ashamed
B
Em
Nineteen I left them, tell me who's to blame
C
G
My life since then has
D
B
been from man to man
Em
G
C
But I can't run away from what I am
Verse 6
C
Em
Am
Half- breed, that's all I ever heard
Em
Half- breed,
Am
how I learned to hate the word
Em
Am
Half- breed, she's no good they warned
C
Em
Both sides were against me
Am
since the day I was born
Em
Verse 7
Am
Half- breed, that's all I ever heard
Em
Half- breed,
Am
how I learned to hate the word
Em
Am
Half- breed, she's no good they warned
Both sides were against
me since the day I was born
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