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Verse 1
(D major) This song is called Johnny Hathaway
by Peter Lafarge.
I'll tell you of a man,
he was (G major) a half -breed (D major) too
He knew the woods and roamed them,
he (E minor) was an (E major) outcast (A major) true
But (D major) people, they all run him off,
he (G major) never came around
(D major) And (G major) when it came to (D major) hiding,
he (A major) sure could not be (D major) found
They called him Johnny Halfbreed
and they (G major) made it mighty clear
(D major) They called him Johnny Halfbreed,
Half (E minor) breeds ain't welcome here (A major)
Mon (D major) grels ain't invited,
no (G major) curves do we al (D major) low
So listen (G major) Johnny, (D major) half -breed,
go (A major) out and get out (D major) now
Now the city that we speak of
was named (G major) for Galilee
(D major) Within a forest ocean,
a (E major) mighty sea of trees (A major)
All (D major) around in the forest, half (G major) -breed
Johnny rambled round
(D major) He knew (G major) all about the eagle
(D major) and where the (A major) honey could be (D major) found
Not a white man or an Indian,
no par (G major) ents and no (D major) land
The trees they were his teachers
and the (E minor) animals his (E major) clan
(A major) He could con (D major) verse with the otter
and he (G major) held court with the (D major) bear
They say (G major) he taught the (D major) fishes
and (A major) the birds
when they were (D major) there
(G major) They (D major) called him Johnny Halfbreed
Halfbreed (E minor) s ain't welcome here
(A major) Mongols (D major) ain't invited
No curb (G major) s do we al (D major) low
So listen (G major) Johnny Half (D major) breed
Go (A major) out and get out (D major) now
Now in the town we speak of,
the new (G major) mayor, he had a (D major) child
A girl of six or seven,
and not (E minor) uncom (E major) mon wild (A major)
(D major) Of ten she would wander,
and (G major) then return to home
(D major) Till (G major) once a flying squir (D major) rel
temp (A major) ted her to (D major) roam
She followed a half a mile or more
(A major) until (G major) she lost the track (D major)
Panic hit her suddenly,
she knew (E major) of no way (A major) back
The (D major) forest turned and twisted,
(G major) all about her every way (D major)
And all (G major) her steps were wrong ones
(A major) when she got lost that (D major) day
They called him Johnny Halfbreed,
and they (G major) made it mighty clear
(D major) They called him Johnny Halfbreed,
Half (E major) breeds ain't welcome here
(A major) Mongrels (D major) ain't invited,
no curves (G major) do we allow
(D major) So listen, (G major) Johnny Half (D major) breed,
go out (A major) and get out (D major) now
When she turned up missing,
a (G major) mighty search was called (D major)
They feared that she was murdered,
and (E major) worried she was (A major) mauled
They (D major) tramped the woods for miles around,
and the (G major) helicopters flew (D major)
And (G major) when all that was (D major) finished,
noth (A major) ing's all they (D major) knew
Some mentioned Johnny,
and (G major) some laughed it down (D major)
Some unspoke of woodcraft,
and some (E minor) said that for his (A major) clown
Some (D major) said, well he's just a bum,
a (G major) dirty lost half (D major) -breed
But (G major) Johnny was their (D major) one hope,
and they (A major) sent for him with (D major) steam
They call him Johnny Halfbreed,
and they (G major) made it mighty clear
(D major) They call him Johnny Halfbreed,
Half (E major) breeds ain't welcome here (A major)
Mongols (D major) ain't invited,
no (G major) courage will we al (D major) low
So listen (G major) Johnny Half (D major) breed,
go (A major) out and get out (D major) now
Johnny started searching
until (G major) he tracked the child (D major)
He carried her in his half -breed
arms out (E major) of the forest wild (A major)
He (D major) was a hero for a day,
they asked (G major) him to remain
(D major) They said (G major) they'd learned
their (D major) lesson,
that all (A major) people are the (D major) same
Johnny said,
you take your handshakes,
your side (G major) walks,
and your (D major) town.
Ask for me by the whippoorwill,
he'll (E major) say where I'll be (A major) found.
I (D major) prefer to talk with wildcats,
and to (G major) hear the wild goose (D major) moan.
I'm (G major) heading back to a (D major) wilderness,
the forest (A major) is my (D major) home.
You
Johnny Half-Breed
Eric Andersen
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