FCG
My father married a pure Cherokee
E7Am
My mother's people were ashamed of me
FCGE7
The Indians said I was white by law
AmAm7F
The white man always called me "Indian Squaw"
Chorus:
AmDm
Half-breed, that's all I ever heard
AmDm
Half-breed, how I learned to hate the word
AmDm
Half-breed, she's no good they warned
FAmFAm
Both sides were against me since the day I was born
FCG
We never settled, went from town to town
E7Am
When you're not welcome you don't hang around
FCGE7
The other children always laughed at me
AmAm7F
"Give her a feather, she's a Cherokee"
Chorus:
FCG
We weren't accepted and I felt ashamed
E7Am
Nineteen I left them, tell me who's to blame
FCGE7
My life since then has been from man to man
AmAm7F
But I can't run away from what I am
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.